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Chickens prefer different light conditions to meet their natural behavioural needs

Genetics and breeding Genetics and traits Poultry behaviour

31 May 2025

1 minute read

Examining broiler behaviour to reduce or prevent heat stress

Genetics and breeding Genetics and traits Poultry behaviour

29 October 2024

3 minute read

Researchers examined whether broiler behaviour changed with increasing ambient temperatures. The results are surprising

Natural antibodies and resilience indicators appear to be under polygenic control

Genetics and breeding Genetics and traits Genetics

8 March 2023

2 minute read

Studies indicate NAb levels and resilience indicators are heritable and are under polygenic control in a brown layer line.

Five questions about heat and its impact on livestock

Meat poultry Flock management Air quality

1 September 2022

4 minute read

With rising temperatures, how can we keep our animals cool?

Research: low crude protein diets supplemented with free amino acids in laying hens

Genetics and breeding Types of poultry Chickens

14 February 2022

1 minute read

October 2020 - July 2021

Genetic basis of dwarf phenotypes in Dutch chicken breeds

Genetics and breeding Genetics and traits Genetics

26 July 2021

2 minute read

Studies have shown the genetic bases of bantam versions of Dutch traditional chicken breeds.

Broilers track their own lifetime activity

Markets & policy Policy and regulation Labelling and traceability

16 February 2021

3 minute read

Researchers can follow broilers with a tag on their leg through the pen and record activity levels of individual broilers throughout their life.

Broiler breeders are calmer, lay more eggs when fed twice a day

Genetics and breeding Breeders and hatcheries Breeder management

2 December 2020

4 minute read

Broiler breeders fed twice a day were calmer and laid more eggs

Better health in chicks that hatch directly in the house

Meat poultry Broiler welfare Leg/foot problems

23 October 2020

3 minute read

Broilers that hatch in the house show less mortality and less footpad lesions.

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