Genetics and traits

The ideal moment to select animals to become parents of the next generation is when all traits of interest have been recorded on all animals, but that's costly

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

CP Foods is putting animal welfare and humane husbandry at the center of its new farming model, with plans to incorporate it across its entire supply chain.

Red Tractor, the UK’s largest and most comprehensive food assurance scheme, has shared how it has listened to feedback and outlined what is changing in its revised farm standards from November.

Research has shown that Campylobacter bacteria can survive the entirety of poultry production, and the two most common strains are exchanging genetic material, which may create a more infectious strain.

Insight into how temperature, rain and land use influence the adaptation of village chickens could inform breeding programs.

H&N International works with science photographer Stefan Diller for an up close view of an egg shell

Modern breeding techniques have helped egg production to meet the high demand for chicken today.

Key animal welfare groups like Compassion in World Farming and the RSPCA are applauding UK supermarket chain Marks & Spencer for leading the way on poultry welfare with its new Oakham Gold chicken.

Achieving impressive breeder performance scores ranging from 143.1 to 161.4 chicks per hen housed (at 60 weeks), Aviagen® Kft customers Madi doo and Brovis dd continue to reach for the stars. On June 1 and 2, Dejan Bosan…

A study by smart farming business Synomics claims to have identified a pathway for improving egg weights in laying hens by analysing variations within specific genes and targeting birds with these variations for selected breeding.…

Research at The Roslin Institute has identified genes in chickens that could offer resistance to Campylbacter, a harmful bacteria commonly found in poultry and could help find ways to reduce the risk of food poisoning.

All four of Jata Emona’s breeder flocks qualify for Ross 140 Club membership based on 2020 results

New research from SRUC compares attitudes of farmers and the wider public to farm animal health and welfare and finds more similarities than expected.

Learn about India-based Dr. Natarajan Kavitha who works as Aviagen's Head of Veterinary Services and R&D Laboratory Director

BRF SA, Brazil's leading poultry processor, has earned the Certified Humane Seal for animal welfare for broilers produced for its Sadia Bio range.

Essential oils are just for you... they may be for chicken embryos too.

The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW), a globally recognised investor framework for assessing companies' performance on farm animal welfare, has released its annual report for 2020.

The NFU believes new precision breeding techniques, such as gene editing, could protect crops and animals from pests and disease, help deliver net zero and allow farmers to produce more home-grown food.

The modern layer hybrid production is facing to quite a lot and different type of demands are arising from the markets, the societies and the climate changes, like product quality, safety, efficiency, environment sensiti…