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Layer Breeding & Genetics

Lohmann pioneering in-ovo sexing in first German hatchery

German genetics company Lohmann Deutschland and hormone-based sexing company Respeggt have teamed up to support Germany’s male chick culling ban.

Poultry Future

Gene editing technology could end male chick culls

A biomarker protein placed on the genome of male embryos could help sex chicks in ovo, reducing or even eliminating male chick culling at layer farms.

Layer Breeding & Genetics

Male layer chick welfare progresses in dietary research

A feeding strategy for male layer chicks was developed to help birds reach an acceptable slaughter weight for meat production.

Egg Production

Male chick culling to stop in France by year end

France will no longer cull chicks from layer lines by the close of this year, joining a growing number of countries that have either ended or intend to end the practice

Egg

Hy-Line International adds role of president of operations

Eduardo de Souza Pinto will join Hy-Line International in March to fill the newly created position of president of operations.

New Technologies

Gene edited mice could be key to ending male chick culls

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute and the University of Kent used the gene editing technology CRISPR/Cas9 to create female-only and male-only mice litters. The findings could provide a genetic solution for the male chick layer dilemma.

Egg Production

Do you prefer brown eggs or white eggs?

There is no difference in the nutritional value of brown and white eggs, so why do consumers prefer one over the other?

Poultry Future

Can gene editing fix the male layer chick dilemma?

Genetic engineering technology could generate a layer breed that produces only non-GMO layer hens, which could help reduce or even eliminate male chick culling at layer farms.

Layer Breeding & Genetics

Major UK retailer M&S to sell only higher welfare chicken

A U.K. retailer's commitment to stock fresh chicken only from slower growing birds is being hailed as “a landmark”.

Egg

Genomic pathway to heavier eggs identified in new study

A new study has revealed the genomic pathway to produce heavier eggs.

Egg Production

Short film reveals incredible insights into eggshell surface

Short film from H&N International offers fascinating insight into the surface of eggs.

Breeding & Genetics

State-of-the-art hatchery inaugurated in southeastern Vietnam

Southeastern Vietnam’s latest hatchery has an initial annual production capacity of more than 19 million chicks — for both the meat and egg sectors. In its second phase, this will rise to 38.4 million.

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