The study of chicken genetics in relation to meat quality has evolved into a multidisciplinary field that integrates molecular genetics, nutrition, and animal husbandry. Advanced genetic selection and ...

AMES, Iowa – Animal science faculty members at Iowa State University are studying the genetic makeup of chickens in Africa in an effort to improve nutrition and alleviate food scarcity across the ...

Huaijun Zhou and colleagues at the UC Davis Department of Animal Science have created a catalog of 1.5 million regulatory elements in the chicken genome. The catalog will help scientists and breeders ...

The Egyptian Fayoumi is thought to be a particularly ancient breed of chicken. An international team has now developed the first map of gene regulation in chickens, potentially opening the way to find ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa State University is working to safeguard the genetic material of what researchers consider an irreplaceable collection of research chickens. The ISU Poultry Research Center ...

Wild boars and red junglefowl gave rise to common pigs and chickens. These animals' genes evolved to express themselves differently, leading to signatures of domestication -- such as weaker bones and ...

Archaeologists say they’ve found evidence showing that humans in Central Asia began to raise ancient chickens for their eggs as early as 400 BCE. Reading time 2 minutes New research points to a clear ...