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News Media releases In-ovo sexing technologies could spare millions of chicks – if New Zealand follows Germany’s lead

In-ovo sexing technologies could spare millions of chicks – if New Zealand follows Germany’s lead

January 22nd, 2021

On Wednesday, Germany’s Cabinet approved legislation that will prohibit the practice of killing newly hatched male chicks from 1 January next year. Instead, Germany will use in-ovo gender technology, which enables egg producers to test the sex of embryos inside the egg during the early stages of incubation.

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