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Alligator steaks could appear on menus in near future
Experts at the World Mariculture Society meeting in San Diego say improved farming techniques could turn the American alligator into a viable food source again. LSU professor Dr James Avant Jr notes the animal offers valuable meat and hide while biologist W G Perry cites expanding farms in Louisiana and Florida. Culture pond alligators grow three times faster than wild ones.
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