Chickens are some of the most versatile animals around. They can be great pets, and they can also be a useful source of food.

“Hi, girlfriend,” Susanne Kluh said as she lifted a white leghorn chicken officially numbered “1406” out of her shaded coop. The chicken, one of eight kept in a semi-secret location in ...

IDEAL Poultry Breeding Farms Inc., where chickens can be ordered by mail, lists White Leghorn chickens for as low as $1.61 for males and $2.81 for pullets (young hens) if purchased in multiples of ...

Have you ever been curious about why chicken eggs can be different colors? While most eggs are white or brown, they also come in colors like cream, pink, blue and green. In addition — and this ...

Effects of a single nucleotide polymorphism in the chicken NK-lysin gene on antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of cancer cells. PNAS , July 10, 2012 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1209161109 Cite This Page : ...

However, due to introgression after domestication, these authors determined that G. g. murghi contributed 3.8-22.4% of the genome of modern White Leghorn domesticated chickens.

Scientists have created transgenic chickens able to ... University of Georgia in Athens inserted the DNA blueprint for a bacterial enzyme called beta-lactamase into embryos of white leghorn chickens.