“These high death rates suggest that disease reduction is potentially an area where improvements in conditions could not only improve silkworm welfare, but potentially could significantly decrease the number of animals killed by the industry”
I guess you missed the “improvement in conditions” part of that statement. Says nothing about genetics. Again, the worms look to have been raised in ideal conditions, but you just go ahead and ignore that fact.
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