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Should abattoirs be automated to protect food security in pandemics? – ABC News
With Victoria’s meat processing businesses linked to hundreds of cases of coronavirus in the state, is it time to rethink the industry’s reliance on human labour?
With Victoria’s meat processing businesses linked to hundreds of cases of coronavirus in the state, is it time to rethink the industry’s reliance on human labour?
Key points:
- A university professor says automated farming systems could help guarantee food supply in another pandemic
- Robotic abattoirs would reduce the risk of transmission of pathogens among workers and to food
- The meat processing industry says it is already working towards automation, but it should not cos…
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