A groundbreaking new technology is revolutionizing the U.S. egg industry by addressing the long-standing issue of chick culling. Annually, approximately 350 million male chicks are euthanized due to their lack of egg-laying potential, a practice that has raised ethical concerns.
The innovative system, developed by a German company, allows hatcheries to identify male embryos within fertilized eggs and prevent them from hatching. This technology, implemented at the nation's largest chick hatchery in Iowa, utilizes advanced imaging to determine the sex of the embryos without the need to pierce the shell.
