Russia places hope on Smena-9 breeders The Russian poultry industry has always been reliant on relatively expensive imports of breeding stock. Now that...
Research shows genes could offer resistance to Campylobacter Variation in the response of chickens to Campylobacter helps identify key genes that may provide resistance to...
Rural poultry project empowers Zimbabwean households Zimbabwe’s government plans to introduce the Presidential Rural Poultry Scheme. Households will receive...
Hubbard marks 100 year anniversary Broiler breeding company Hubbard celebrates its 100-year anniversary this year.
Gene editing to enhance production in developing nations Poultry production in low to middle income nations could benefit from gene editing, researchers claim.
Genetic insights could help tackle campylobacter in chicken UK scientists claim they have identified regions in the genetic make-up of chickens that are linked to...
Gene editing makes chickens resistant against avian flu When bird flu is reported, birds within a certain radius must often be culled by law. EggXYt is developing a...
HenTrack project uses new tracking to boost poultry genetics Moves to improve the breeding of laying hens by using innovative tracking and data analysis strategies have won...
Research heralds better poultry for sub-Saharan Africa Researchers found that birds from 2 distinct indigenous chicken ecotypes in Ethiopia share several genetic...
Crossbreed chicken increases production 100-fold A project in Burkina Faso has allowed approximately 1,000 small-scale chicken farmers to increase their...
Chicken Biobank to cut numbers of birds for research Frozen reproductive cells hatched by surrogate hens will lead to the formation of a chicken biobank.
Young poultry farmer’s experience with dwarf parent stock Over 30 Dutch poultry farms work with Hubbard JA57 and JA87 parent stock. Melvin Hazeleger (22) has considerable...
In-ovo sexing of Muscovy and Mule duck eggs From the start of 2021 duck breeding company Grimaud Frères will introduce in-ovo sexing for Muscovy and Mule...
DNA insights help poultry producers in developing countries New findings about viral regions in the DNA of chickens could aid productivity for smallholder farms in...
Russia wants to cut import-dependence breeding stock Russia must gradually start decreasing its dependency on imported breeding stock, Russian deputy Prime Minister...
Enhancing poultry genetics in Sub-Sahara Africa Moves to design and supply enhanced poultry genetics across sub-Saharan Africa are in full swing as part of...
Interview Aviagen LATAM: Seize opportunities With new grandparent stock farms and a hatchery in Brazil, along with the recent purchase of a controlling...
IPPE: Cobb launches new male Global genetics giant Cobb-Vantress is to launch a new male at the IPPE show, the Cobb Vantage.
10 people who shared their thoughts with Poultry World With the end of the year closing in, it is time to look back at what 2019 brought us. A turbulent year to say...
Gene discovery could lead to improved vaccines for poultry The discovery of a gene active in specialised chicken gut cells could pave the way for studies investigating the...