Could Gene-Edited Hens Stop the Great Chicken Massacre?

When bans take effect, hatcheries are forced to move to “in-ovo” sexing, which happens around halfway through the egg’s 21-day incubation period. It can be done by either extracting a liquid sample from the eggs and genetically testing it, or using a light beam to check for differences in the color of feathers that are linked to gender. However, these methods come with <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579119310636?via=ihub%23bib49" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">caveats</a> such as added cost, imperfect accuracy levels or failure to work on <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230102-france-fails-to-end-culling-of-male-chicks" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">specific breeds</a>, meaning that some male chicks will continue to hatch and be culled under the new rules until a flawless solution emerges in the industry. <a href="https://medium.com/neodotlife/could-gene-edited-hens-stop-the-great-chicken-massacre-2b90f027440">Website</a>