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How did refrigeration change the cattle industry in Texas?

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With the invention of refrigeration, they started to pratice the slaughtering cattle before the train journey. They packed the meat into refrigerated freight cars, known as "reefers", That facilitated the shipment of mean by train over long distance. with the meat ariving to its destination in edible condition.

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It leds to the development of a meatpacking industry in Texas.

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