Genetics and traits

The NFU believes that harnessing gene editing technology and biotechnology can help the UK reach its net zero carbon ambitions.

Plans to consult on gene editing – which could unlock substantial benefits to nature, the environment and help farmers with crops resistant to pests, disease or extreme weather and to produce healthier, more nutritious food – will be set out today by Environment Secretary George Eustice in his speech at the Oxford Farming Conference.…

A newly discovered gene linked to bone quality could lead to better health in laying hens

Key data on poultry has been included in the UK's National Breed Inventory, ensuring that poultry species will continue to be viewed as a vital genetic resource.

More than 3,000 people joined the weekly Cobb Tech Talks webinar series this year

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

Rapid development of wind energy across the American Great Plains has spurred concern about potential effects on grassland birds, the most rapidly declining avian group in North America.

New findings about viral regions in the DNA of chickens aim to aid productivity for smallholder farms in developing countries.

Researchers have identified the genetic regions associated with resistance to Marek's disease in chickens.

First study to highlight welfare differences between fast and slower growing broilers in a commercial setting using welfare indicators

A new federal grant will support an Iowa State University-led effort to spur development of a “genome to phenome” infrastructure for scientific collaboration across crops and livestock.

Some poultry companies have switched to slow-growing broilers. What was the reason for this switch and will everyone soon follow suit? Jalal Haddad analyses the trend and explains the results.

Focusing on chick quality from the moment eggs enter the incubator is critical to ensuring birds have the best chance of being healthy and productive in no-antibiotics-ever (NAE) systems.

Aviagen NZ keeps raising the bar due to increasing performance of Ross birds

The calls of wild jungle fowl have reverberated throughout the jungles of Asia for thousands of years. Generations of people have hunted and caught the wary birds in traps, delighting in the succulence of fresh poultry.

In recent years researchers have found it difficult to source sexed day-old broiler chicks for research purpose. This is due to the change in genetics of current commercial broiler breeds resulting in feather sexing bein…

The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has dominated news cycles for months, and with good reason. This virus has shown itself to be both highly contagious and very deadly, leading to large-scale public health measures to keep healthcare systems from becoming overwhelmed.…

New red mite research focuses on stress indicators in chickens.

Aviagen Asia and new Indian River distributor P.B. Poultry will work together to strengthen success of poultry producers in Nepal

USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, in which researchers examined novel next generation sequencing techniques.