At the forefront of this challenge is Hy-Line International, a global leader in the genetic development of egg-laying hens. Tom Dixon, Global Marketing Manager at Hy-Line International, recently shed ...

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The high price of eggs is spurring many Americans to invest in a new backyard pet — chickens. That poultry, in turn, is an important catalyst for retailer Tractor Supply (), which sells everything ...

The investigation found egg-laying hens in more than 35 countries were trapped in filthy, overcrowded cages, with injured birds, rotting carcasses and disease-ridden conditions.

Still, Tractor Supply expects to sell a record number of chickens during its “Chick Days,” a spring event at which it sells live baby birds. In 2024, the chain sold 10.5 million chicks as part ...

A global investigation into industrial egg farming found hens were kept in cramped and filthy cages in more than 35 countries, raising animal welfare and public health concerns. Global animal rights ...

A total of 432 Hy-line brown laying hens, aged 55 wk, were reared over a period of 11 weeks.Hens were individually assigned to a basal standard diet with a ME to Lys ratio of 275:64 kcal/mg, along ...

Mr Carbstrong added: “Egg-laying hens have been genetically manipulated to produce around 300 eggs per year – far beyond the 10 to 15 eggs naturally laid by their ancestor, the red junglefowl.

The association also warned that egg prices will likely rise further starting in September, when revised regulations under the Livestock Act will increase the minimum space per laying hen from 0.05 to ...