Cobb Europe acquires Kabir breeds
The Kabir gene pool includes a number of pure lines used to provide a range of products with specific coloured and naked neck characteristics. Itl is unique, considered to be close to the traditional fowl from which the modern broiler chicken has been developed. Read more..

Dinner plate chickens couldn't walk, says research
Research has suggested that more than a quarter of broiler chickens have difficulty walking due to the fast rate at which they are grown.

Commercial birds miss half the genetic diversity native to the species
Scientists have discovered that, on average, super-productive modern chickens have lost more than half the genes present in ancestral populations. Read more..

European consumers reject cloned animal meat
ze: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TimesNewRoman;">The European Commission recently commissioned a survey to help it decide whether it should approve the controversial practice of cloning animals for meat within the EU. Read more..

$10 mln DNA technology selection project in poult ry breeding
: #000000; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The USDA has partnered with Hendrix Genetics and Cobb-Vantress on a US$10 mln DNA technology selection project in poultry breeding. Read more..

UK breeders to sell slow-growing birds
Slower growing breeds of chickens are being introduced by the British poultry industry following consumers' demands for more welfare-friendly farming. Read more..

UK: higher welfare chicken sales higher than ever
Sainsbury's has reported that higher welfare chicken sales in UK stores are up 60% compared to 2007. Read more..