Researchers have developed a method for culturing fertilized chick eggs without their shells. The eggs were placed in an artificial culture vessel made of transparent film, allowing for real-time ...

This year marks 50 years of the embryology program i. This means two generations of local students have had the exciting experience of hatching baby chicks in their ...

For the first time, several major US egg producers have committed to using a new technology called “in-ovo sexing” that can determine the sex of chicken embryos before they hatch. (See AWI Quarterly, ...

Traditional vaccination methods, which involve handling and injecting live chicks, not only cause significant stress but also result in inconsistent vaccine delivery. In contrast, in-ovo vaccination ...

Emaay (pronounced “eh-MY”), a Kumeyaay word meaning sky, was born on March 16 to parents Mexwe (pronounced “MEX-weh”) and Xol-Xol (pronounced “HOLE-hole”). The chick, whose sex has not yet been ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Efforts to observe chicken embryonic development date back to Aristotle date back to 300 BC. However, because the chicken's eggshell is opaque, it has been necessary to break the shell ...