jeffw@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year agoScientists are gene-editing chickens to resist avian fluwww.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down14
arrow-up195arrow-down1external-linkScientists are gene-editing chickens to resist avian fluwww.motherjones.comjeffw@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoFor some breeds if you let them live to full adulthood instead of slaughtering them at 6 weeks they can't really walk well. The extra muscle doesn't make them stronger, it just adds so much bulk they can't move it all. It's pretty sad.
For some breeds if you let them live to full adulthood instead of slaughtering them at 6 weeks they can't really walk well. The extra muscle doesn't make them stronger, it just adds so much bulk they can't move it all. It's pretty sad.