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WILTON, Iowa – Every year the U.S. egg industry kills about 350 million male chicks because, while the fuzzy little animals are incredibly cute, they will never lay eggs, so have little monetary value ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. Every year, up to 7 billion day-old male chicks are tossed into shredding machines, gassed, or suffocated in plastic bags — a process known as chick culling ...

Across the globe, culling has become the default strategy for the egg industry to eliminate the unwanted hatchlings. Edwin Remsburg/VW Pics via Getty Images Every year, up to 7 billion day-old male ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Dr Yuval Cinnamon, Principal Investigator at the Volcani Institute and CSO of Poultry by Huminn examines a male embryo ...

The technology involves genetically modifying egg-laying hens so that, when carrying male embryos, those do not progress and hatch - Copyright AFP Danny KEMP The ...

Read full article: Jury recommends life sentence without parole for 4 men guilty in killing of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio WILTON, Iowa – Every year the U.S. egg industry kills about 350 million ...

The technology involves genetically modifying egg-laying hens so that, when carrying male embryos, those do not progress and hatch — FRED TANNEAU Israeli scientists have created egg-laying hens that ...

REHOVOT, Israel, July 17 - Every year, egg farmers kill 7 billion day-old male chicks because they cannot grow up to lay eggs and are the wrong breed for meat. A laboratory in Israel has a solution: ...