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r* i Packing firm destroys about 77,000 broilers -- At least 77,000 broiler chickta lava boon destroy*! by a Hektng company hero after eta showed eoma of there had been contaminated by a uapoctod of causing birth dafacta and liver dem ote la experiments on mice. no Chemical, potychlori- May said Holly Farms dotroyed the 77,000 broUaau * ter it found PCB con tamination in several gamma batches of so chickens that bad been taken from *ch of He id flock consisted of ''several thou sands broilers on up." nated MpHeny, (P CB), was With contaminated chick discovered in autopsies on en was found in a sample chickens from flocks raised batch, he said, the entirafleck for HoUy Farms Industries of was destroyed. wukesboro, according to Dr. May Hid Holly F,rm. Ind **,u*eth May, the oompany's dwctor of research and ouall* ty asatrance. ww Agriculture Department ran duplicate checks on fat samples taken from SO-ddck- The teats were benn after batehu of i miuion broil. tb*W.8. Departmekt *f Ag$ era. * ; T; toiculture found flab meal Med; 10 <*lckn^M befexq* Ho Hid Holly Fanna CTvaradtha PCB rontamfe*. M toted lab taao to flad MONS 031904