Agriculture Male chicks will be sorted out before hatching from 2025

Thanks to modern technology, the egg industry has presented a way out of killing male chicks. A non-invasive sexing method is used to determine the sex of chicks that have not yet hatched.

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30.08.2024, 11:00

30.08.2024, 11:52

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Thanks to the so-called in-ovo sex determination with special imaging technology, the sex can be determined before the onset of pain sensation on the eleventh or twelfth day of incubation, as the egg industry announced on Friday. A joint solution for phasing out the killing of chicks has been developed with all players in the value chain and a milestone has been set in the ethically controversial topic of "male chicks".

According to Gallosuisse, it can be assumed that eggs in direct marketing will become up to 1.5 centimes more expensive, depending on the category. As in the past, everyone will remain independent and free to set their own sales prices.