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New Technologies

16 innovations to change poultry production

The first-ever Poultry Tech Summit brought together tech innovators, venture capitalists and poultry companies from 20 countries to triangulate on the next generation of technology that will solve problems and open new opportunities in poultry production.

Brand Insights

3 future chicken consumption trends to watch

WATT Global Media

Experts share market research and insights into understanding consumers and strategies for producing the food they desire. Download the guide.

Egg Production

Novogen celebrates 10 years of growth

Driven by increasing farm sizes and the rise of alternative systems, the layer selection specialist, established 10 years ago, now emerges as a major market player.

Layer Breeding & Genetics

Hendrix Genetics gets grant to aid Africa poultry sector

Hendrix Genetics has been awarded a multi-year grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve poultry production in Africa.

Egg Production

FFAR offers $6 million for in-ovo sexing solution

The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) plans to offer as much as $6 million in prizes for the development of technologies that can accurately and quickly determine the gender of layer chick eggs before they hatch, also known as in-ovo sexing.

Broilers & Turkeys

Hy-Line do Brasil awarded compartmentalization status

Compartmentalization was established by the OIE in an effort to ensure security of supply to customers during a disease outbreak in a country.

Egg Production

Biosecurity, technology define new layer hatchery

Biosecurity and technology are at the heart of Hendrix Genetics’ new hatchery facility near Grand Island, Nebraska.

Broilers & Turkeys

Hendrix Genetics and Mercoaves announce new joint venture

Hendrix Genetics, multi-species animal genetics company and Mercoaves, established national distributor of day-old laying hens in the Brazilian market, are pleased to announce a participation of Hendrix on Mercoaves shares, formalized on October 18.

Layer Breeding & Genetics

UEP comments on day-old male chicks in egg production

The United Egg Producers (UEP) announces a meaningful step forward in approving a statement addressing the issue of male chicks in egg production at its May 2016 board meeting.

Egg Production

Can light determine a chick's gender in the egg?

Once Inc. is pursuing a novel solution for the egg industry’s male chick dilemma: light.

Egg Production

Day-old male layer chicks: does Thai model offer a way forward?

Billions of day-old male chicks are killed each year because they are not commercially profitable. In Thailand, most day-old male layer breed chicks are used for meat production.

Egg Production

Is there a genetic solution for the male layer chick dilemma?

The modern poultry industry has achieved rapid improvements in bird performance and cost reduction for egg and meat production. Some of these improvements have come because of the evolving selection and statistical techniques that have been employed, but a good deal of the progress has been realized because layer and broiler strains have been selected independently.

Egg Production

Is there a better use for male layer chicks?

Euthanizing day-old male layer chicks isn’t an animal welfare problem, according to Dr. Ferry Leenstra, program manager, livestock research, Wageningen UR. She told the audience at the International Egg Commission meeting in Vienna that the question of whether to euthanize and dispose of layer breed cockerels is an ethical question that depends on the individual’s point of view.

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