Crossbreed chicken increases production 100-fold A project in Burkina Faso has allowed approximately 1,000 small-scale chicken farmers to increase their...
Egg improvements through balanced breeding Huge improvements have been made in egg production over the past 60 years through steady genetic progress in...
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.
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...
Russia tests new domestic crossbreed Russian breeding farm Smena begun testing a new domestic poultry crossbreed named Smena-9. The test is done at 2...
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...
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...
With technology we will manage One cannot attend a conference in the food or feed producing arena without hearing the pressing need to produce...
Poultry nutritionists and veterinarians; how interactive... The poultry industry is a complex network of technical people with different educational backgrounds such as...
A creation of nature The discovery of a duckling with four legs, in the United Kingdom, hit the news this week and not in a small...
Evolution of scientific poultry nutrition The pioneers in the field of poultry nutrition defined the nutrient requirements of chickens, ducks and turkeys...
Research heralds better poultry for sub-Saharan Africa Researchers found that birds from 2 distinct indigenous chicken ecotypes in Ethiopia share several genetic...
Strong demand for mixed day-old chicks in South Africa The coronavirus lockdown in South Africa really brought the country to a halt. However, for South African...
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...
Interview Aviagen LATAM: Seize opportunities With new grandparent stock farms and a hatchery in Brazil, along with the recent purchase of a controlling...
Understanding the microbiome of changing birds A select group of nutritionist from all major poultry producing countries in the world gathered at the first...
Russian domestic super breed for independence Over the past decades Russian poultry production suffered from a lack of domestic breeding material and had to...
Novogen: ‘Year of the big turnaround’ Novogen celebrated its 10 year anniversary, looking back at a decade of uphill struggles in the layer breeder...
Gates Foundation grant for poultry breeding in Africa Poultry farmers in Africa have received a boost following the announcement of support from the Bill and Melinda...
The limits of genetic potential Laying hens and broilers have enjoyed great leaps in performance over the decades in which large-scale genetic...
Epigenetics for more efficient broilers When broiler breeders are confronted with a lifetime of protein restriction, their offspring grow at least...
Breeding a healthier hen is possible Postdoctoral researcher Tom Berghof discovered that it’s possible to breed selectively on the amount of ‘natural...
Management tips to stop feather pecking The UK branch of the World’s Poultry Science Association held its annual conference in Cambridge this summer....
Evaluation of the Danish footpad lesion surveillance Footpad dermatitis or foot pad lesions, is a well-recognised multifactorial syndrome of welfare concern in...
Gene editing has potential for future poultry breeding Genetic modification of animals has been around for decades but genome editors are a new tool that allow small...
Genetic manipulation studies examine chick sexing potential Research is underway in Edinburgh on the sex-determining mechanisms in the chick, which could have major...
In-ovo feeding can programme performance The next major advance in poultry nutrition will come from feeding chicks in-ovo, and ‘imprinting’ behaviour...
Photo Report: European Poultry Conference 2014 ends In the city of Stavanger, Norway, the XIVth European Poultry Conference was held this past week. Around 1,000...