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The Poultry Picker: What Makes Chicken “High Quality”?

The journey from farm to table is a long one and can be full of mystery for most shoppers. With current labeling practices being somewhat ambiguous, it can be hard to determine what is genuinely high-quality when choosing the best…

March 22, 2023 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Chickens Inspire Scientists to Create a Revolutionary Pain Relief Drug

Researchers at Stanford Medicine have identified a potential new opioid-free method of treating pain and it was inspired by chickens! They were able to lessen the sensitivity to pain in mice without affecting the receptor’s other features, like sensitivity to…

February 6, 2023 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0

Bird Flu Outbreak Causes 3 Million Chickens to Be Euthanized in Ohio

According to new reports, a bird flu outbreak has reached a massive egg-laying operation in Ohio after leading to the deaths of no less than 43 million chickens and turkeys all over the United States. In order to try their…

September 11, 2022 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0

Millions of Chickens From the State of Iowa Will Be Killed to Prevent Further Bird Flu Spread

Although people don’t usually get infected with bird flu, it’s a good thing to always act cautiously. However, there had been reported in the past some rare cases of bird flu occurring in humans, and some people even died as…

March 19, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Experts Demand Extra Carefulness with Chickens Amid Salmonella Outbreak

Being affectionate with cubs and animals, in general, is something normal, but that kind of behaviour can actually be pretty harmful. It’s not us claiming it, but the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) itself. More precisely, the government…

May 22, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

The Chicken or the Egg – Which One Came First? Quantum Physics says both

A question that probably everyone had at some point, heavily debated over the years, “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” might get a surprising answer from quantum physics: perhaps both. A new research conducted by the University of…

September 7, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0