Answer:
(i) Till 1870s animals
were shipped live from America to Europe and then slaughtered when they arrived
there.
(ii) Live animals
took a lot of ship space and many in voyage, fell ill, lost weight or became
unfit to eat.
(iii) Meat
was hence an expensive luxury beyond the reach of the European poor.
(iv) Then
came the new technology, namely refrigerated ships, which enabled the transport
of perishable foods like meat over long distances.
(v) Now animals were
slaughtered for food at the starting point in America, Australia or New
Zealand?and then transported to Europe as frozen meat. This reduced shipping
costs and lowered meat prices in Europe.
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