CRISPR Gene Editing Makes Chickens Resistant to Bird Flu, Offers Breakthrough in Animal Immunity Against Infection

Medicine & Technology Oct 18, 2023

Scientists used the gene-editing technology in creating chickens with resistance against avian influenza. Read the article to find out more.

Novel Artificial Intelligence Can Determine Distress Calls From Chickens With 97% Accuracy

Jun 29, 2022

The new artificial intelligence (AI) that can identify distress calls from chickens and improve their welfare could become available in the next five years. Find out how this technology works.

Burkina Faso Bird Flu Outbreak: 500,000 Chickens Die Due to H1N1 Strain

Jan 17, 2022

The highly transmissible H1N1 variant of avian flu was discovered in late December, and around 500,000 hens have died or been killed as a result of the outbreak.

Archeology: Ancient Humans Farmed Vicious Cassowaries, Thousands of Years Before Raising Chickens

Dec 12, 2021

A study on ancient humans could have "enormous implications" to human history after finding out that they farmed cassowaries way before they raised chickens, contrary to previous studies.

Red Junglefowl Experiment Reveals Genetic Expression and Cognitive Enrichment Influence on Impulsivity

Aug 19, 2021

New research on chicken ancestors revealed the correlation between impulsivity to gene expression and early cognitive enrichment.

Salmonella Outbreaks in 43 States Linked to Backyard Chickens, CDC Warns

May 21, 2021

The CDC warns backyard poultry owners to not kiss and snuggle poultry chickens or eat and drink near them after recording 163 salmonella cases across 43 states.

Lab-Grown Meat for Pets? Experts Explain How

Jan 29, 2021

The concept of growing meat for humans' consumption from scratch in the form of cell cultures is becoming popular, and some also see this method as a guilt-free way to generate pet food.

Scientists Find a Flamboyant, Chicken-Sized Dinosaur

Dec 15, 2020

Scientists have recently discovered a flamboyant, chicken-sized dinosaur that could shed new light on how birds and fowls like peacocks have their practice of "showing off."

Health Precaution: Salmonella Pediatric Cases Connected to Queensland Backyard Chickens

Jul 02, 2020

Queensland is now facing an outbreak of salmonella, as 17 cases have been reported since June 26. Queensland Health is warning backyard poultry owners to practice necessary biosecurity measures to ensure the safety of everyone handling the animals.

Fun Fact: Where Can You Find An Incredibly Rare All-Black Chicken In and Out?

Apr 15, 2020

A rare chicken breed with dark hue skin and feathers also has its bones, muscles and internal organs all colored black. It can be found in Southeast Asia!

Revealed: Why Some Chickens Have Stripes In Their Feathers

Apr 09, 2017

Scientists found how mutations are associated with the sex-linked barring pattern on the feather of some chicken breeds. Coucou de Rennes, which is one of the most popular french breeds has two different types of mutations.

Embryological Manipulation Reveals Chicks Can Have Prehistoric Looks

May 13, 2015

One of the latest breakthroughs from Yale scientists: the mighty dino-chicken. The Yale team used molecular manipulation to grow chicken embryos with Velociraptor snouts and published their results yesterday in the journal Evolution. The embryos did not hatch.

The Chicks With All of the Tricks—Spatial Strategies & Number Mapping

Feb 01, 2015

When it comes to cognition, there are few answers on the origins of many behaviors. Neurobiology and social anthropology help researchers understand the development of speech, the correlation of objects or words with physical entities, and even the emergence of faiths. However, when it comes to something as simple as a number line, which is virtually a universal means of discerning small numbers from larger numbers, researchers are stumped. And looking to nature for the answer, a new study published this week in the journal Science, discovered just how universal these number lines are.

Think That Chicks Are Just Plain Cute? Well It Turns Out That They Have a Knack for Numbers Too

Jan 30, 2015

While it may take children a couple of years to learn the true values of arithmetic, a new study conducted by ethologist Dr Rosa Rugani, from the University of Padova, reveals that newborn chicks can not only recognize number patterns but also place them in ascending order from left to right. In fact, while the cognitive ability to count may seem like an acquired trait taught to us in school, Rugani’s recent experiments prove that even those with bird brains can display a knack for “number mapping”.