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In a statement, the group said that smaller European hatcheries were better positioned to adopt in-ovo sexing and that American producers want to use it.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2024
"I mean, name another industry where 50 percent of the finished product immediately goes to the garbage can," said Jonathan Hoopes, president of Ovabrite, a Texas-based startup developing an in-ovo sexing technique.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2021
That might in part be because of more accurate ways of sexing skeletons.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2018
Turtle sexing is key for research purposes, and also for conservationists who are trying to pair mates.
From The Verge ● Jul. 29, 2017
Having discussed with my neighbour in the country the difficulty of sexing her ducklings, I now know, as Donne surely did, that sexing can be far from straightforward.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
