And while you may be inclined to believe that people should work even if it means earning less than if they allow the government to pay for them in the guise of welfare, it becomes difficult for individuals to live up to that standard when the ability to feed their children hangs in the balance.

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It is rather like one of the buffet dinners so favoured by global gatherings, where you have to balance a wine glass and a plate in one hand, feed yourself with the other, try and have a sensible conversation and exchange cards with three people at the same time.

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"The challenge has to do more with genetics, and the right balance for this fast growing bird, " says Martin Humphries, Feed Sales Director for an English specialist poultry feed supplier.

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