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...
Cobb and Roslin publish gene preservation breakthrough Global breeding giant Cobb and the Roslin institute have recently published details of a breakthrough in the...
Aviagen SAU – Strategic investment in smart farming Farm intelligence, a current industry buzz phrase, is quickly catching on and before long will become part of...
The chicken or the egg – roots of the modern broiler... Genomics has been used to study breed formation and the roots of modern broilers.
Hubbard launches Efficiency Plus female breeder A new female breeding bird that promises to give the industry outstanding efficiency throughout the whole...
Gene-edited chicken cells resist bird flu virus Scientists have used gene-editing techniques to stop avian influenza from spreading in chicken cells grown in...
What role for the dual-purpose chicken? Scientists have been looking to see if a dual-purpose chicken can in the future provide a viable alternative to...
Russian domestic super breed for independence Over the past decades Russian poultry production suffered from a lack of domestic breeding material and had to...
European training network covering ChickenStress to... Poultry breeders are joining forces with university research teams across Europe and Israel to form a...
Variations in chicken genes could help fight viruses Researchers from the UK have identified variations in the genes of chicken antiviral proteins (IFITMs), which...
Cobb releases new management guidelines Global poultry genetics giant Cobb Vantress has released new management guides and product supplements.