Israel: The genetically edited chickens that could save billions of chicks from being shredded alive

Israeli researchers say they have developed genetically-edited chickens that lay eggs that hatch only as females. The advance could prevent the slaughter of billions of male chicks each year, which are euthanized because they don't lay eggs. The generated females and the eggs they lay when they mature do not show traces of the original genetic alteration. Compassion in World Farming (CIWF), an animal welfare advocacy group, supported the research. UNDERSTAND: Christmas dinner has turkey (not turkey) and genetically selected chicken The project's lead scientist, Yuval Cinnamon, of the Volcani Institute near Tel Aviv, told BBC News that the development of what he calls the "Golda chicken" will have a major impact on animal welfare in the poultry industry. "I'm really happy that we've developed a system that I think can really revolutionize the industry, first of all for the benefit of the birds, but also for ours, because this is an issue that affects every person on the planet," he ...