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Re:The Lucrative Art of Chicken Sexing (2017) by Uberphallus on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @07:24AM (#24696598)
Or GMO male chickens that only produce Z gametes.
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Re:The Lucrative Art of Chicken Sexing (2017) by amelius on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @07:37AM (#24696651)
Yes, but at that point you're directly interfering in the biological systems, instead of just selecting.

This may be a problem for a lot of people, especially as byproducts may enter the food chain.

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Re:The Lucrative Art of Chicken Sexing (2017) by taneq on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @08:37AM (#24697043)
You mean like when we pump them full of antibiotics, or remove their beaks? There's nothing natural about modern food animals.
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