Do backyard or commercial chicken farms have more salmonella?

New research could help small and larger farms understand more about the spread of Salmonella in their respective systems.

Mick Kulikowski-NC State • futurity
April 24, 2024 ~5 min

Chicken feathers can pave way for cleaner energy

Researchers are using chicken feathers to make fuel cells more cost-effective and sustainable.

Vanessa Bleich-ETH Zurich • futurity
Oct. 23, 2023 ~5 min


Device ‘sniffs’ eggs to sort them by sex

A modified suction cup device is effective at sexing chicken eggs early in incubation, report researchers.

Andy Fell-UC Davis • futurity
May 24, 2023 ~4 min

High winds may boost pathogen among outdoor chickens

On farms where chickens live outside, high winds may increase the prevalence the largest cause of foodborne illness in the US.

Sara Zaske-Washington State • futurity
March 14, 2023 ~6 min

Chicken and farmed salmon have the same eco impact

The environmental impacts of chicken and farmed salmon are remarkably similar, research finds. The key is what they eat.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Feb. 14, 2023 ~5 min

Common vet drugs kill bed bugs on chicken farms

Two drugs veterinarians use to fight parasites on pets may be effective way to control bed bugs on chicken farms, a new study shows.

Mick Kulikowski-NC State • futurity
Nov. 29, 2022 ~5 min

85% of laying hens have broken keel bones

Researchers examined over 4,000 laying hens to find widespread broken keel bones. The culprit, they say, are too large eggs and too small hens.

Mathias Traczyk-Copenhagen • futurity
Sept. 8, 2021 ~5 min

Chicken ‘memories’ ease return to ancestral homeland

A study with chickens from Tibet shows that organisms have a kind of "memory" of their ancestral homes that makes adaptation to environmental change easier.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
June 2, 2020 ~8 min


4 do’s (and 1 don’t) about keeping chickens in your yard

Backyard poultry farming may be to blame for the US outbreak of Salmonella. But there are some things you can do to protect yourself and your animals.

Greer Arthur-NC State • futurity
Sept. 11, 2019 ~5 min

Courtship traditions led to the leggy African chicken

African chickens are the result of centuries of choices by farmers, some based on courtship, some based on taste. Now, the chickens are under threat.

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
July 22, 2019 ~5 min

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