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Russia tests new domestic crossbreed

24 Apr 2020

• 24 Apr 12:37

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Russian breeding farm Smena begun testing a new domestic poultry crossbreed named Smena-9. The test is done at 2 breeding farms in the Chelyabinsk Oblast. The company plans to register the new crossbreed in the 2nd half of 2020. This would pave the way to get government approval for commercialisation. According to the geneticists, Smena-9 has a superior performance compared to its predecessor Smena-8. This was already confirmed in preliminary field trials. The crossbreed was described as a fast-growing broiler with a high yield of pectoral muscles, a lower fat content, a high feed conversion and uniformity. In 2019, the Russian government adopted a domestic. Read more...