Gender-bender chicks to improve the chicken industry
Three startups explain their innovative technologies to end the massive male chick slaughter and boost efficiency at layer hatcheries.
Three startups explain their innovative technologies to end the massive male chick slaughter and boost efficiency at layer hatcheries.
When Golda’s eggs are exposed to blue light, their DNA is activated to stop development of male chicks – billions of which are killed yearly.
eggXYt’s gene-editing platform aims to protect poultry against bird flu and to end the cruel, costly culling of 4 billion male chicks each year.
Two separate Israeli startups with very different approaches to the same problem each win competitions during AgriFood Week in Tel Aviv.
Israeli startup Eggxyt’s technology to determine the gender of chicken embryos before incubation and hatching sparks interest in Europe and China.