In a strut forward for biology and agriculture, scientists on Wednesday unveiled the first detailed analysis of the genetic blueprint of the chicken -- revealing few surprises, but suggesting that ...

AMES, Iowa – Animal science faculty members at Iowa State University are studying the genetic makeup of chickens in Africa in an effort to improve nutrition and alleviate food scarcity across the ...

Why Chickens Need to Stop Breeding With Their Wild Cousins The red junglefowl is losing important genetic diversity in its native Asian habitat ...

An international team of researchers has created the first-ever detailed map of how genes are regulated in chickens — a breakthrough that could help scientists breed birds that are more ...

Avian influenza can wipe out entire poultry flocks. An early experiment with Crispr suggests that gene editing can protect chickens against infection.

Animal welfare group the Humane League has been accused of “intimidating farmers” and “stoking fear and confusion” after it ...

Biologists originally classified the lesser and greater prairie chickens of the Great Plains as two different species.

Spaghetti meat refers to a muscle defect, also known as a myopathy, that causes chicken meat to unravel and split into soft strings. Gerrard says that this myopathy “has been contributed to decreases ...

The study of chicken genetics in relation to meat quality has evolved into a multidisciplinary field that integrates molecular genetics, nutrition, and animal husbandry. Advanced genetic selection ...

The short answer is that there are chickens for meat (broilers) and chickens for eggs (layers), and they’re not the same: They’re raised separately and have different lifespans. In fact, for the past ...

Chicken genetics advanced, so laying hens produced more eggs with less feed. Poultry scientists developed better nutrition recommendations. Cooperatives were replaced by large egg marketing companies.