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Sexing chicks before they hatch, BBC Food & Farming Awards finalist McDonald's, Salmon conservation

Farming news with Anna Hill. Scientists at Dresden University are working on new technology to detect the sex of chicks before they hatch, in order to end the practice of culling.

Scientists at Dresden University in Germany are working on new technology to detect the sex of chicks before they hatch, to end the practice of culling.
BBC Food and Farming Awards finalist McDonald's has developed a new digital tool to help beef farmers work more sustainably.
A project, funded by Associated British Ports, plans to reintroduce salmon to a tributary of the River Ure in North Yorkshire.

Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

13 minutes

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  • Tue 26 Apr 201605:45

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