Explore

Advertise on Engormix

Altering poultry sex ratios

Published: August 11, 2009
Summary
Chickens, like most animals, typically produce equal numbers of males and females. But this natural sex ratio doesn't always work in the poultry industry's economic favor. A University of Georgia researcher is working on ways to skew the chicken's sex ratio to help the industry streamline production and make more money. Chickens are big business in Georgia, worth $4.9 bln in 2008, or 41% of ...
Related topics:
Recommend
Comment
Share
Home
Recommend
Comment
Share
Gobinath Shanmugasundram
29 de noviembre de 2012
It looks like a very much expected one, what is the present status of this research?
Recommend
Reply
1
Profile picture
Would you like to discuss another topic? Create a new post to engage with experts in the community.
Featured users in Poultry Industry
Vivek Kuttappan
Vivek Kuttappan
Cargill
Research Scientist
United States
Kendra Waldbusser
Kendra Waldbusser
Pilgrim´s
United States
Carolina Hall
Carolina Hall
Trouw Nutrition
United States
Phillip Smith
Phillip Smith
Tyson
Tyson
United States
Nelson Ward
Nelson Ward
dsm-Firmenich
Manager, New Business Development at DSM Nutritional Products Inc.
United States