Is there a benefit to increasing the spacing a bird gets around the feeder? Researchers at Mississippi State University and the USDA-ARS Poultry Research Unit took a look at this topic to determine if increased space would improve broiler growth. The study was able to determine whether or not...
Scientists Investigate the Value of Increased Feed Spacing for Broiler Chickens.pdf
When humans domesticate and breed an animal, they tend to select for a very specific trait. In laying hens, artificial selection for high egg production has led to hens that can produce 320 eggs a year. But could artificial selection have unintentionally altered hen brain morphology? ...
New study shows brain size is smaller in commercially bred laying hens 2.pdf