LAYERS LAYING BROILERS (LLB) PROJECT

Enabling layer hens, to act as surrogate parents for fast-growing broiler chickens

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The Problem

Broiler chickens are explicitly bred for meat production – not reproduction – making scaling output to meet growing global demand ($230B+) costly and inhumane.

Inhumane

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Global broiler chicken parents are starved to maximize breeding outcomes

Why? Broiler chickens are bred to eat, but heavy chickens are less fertile. Parent stock are thus starved (and become very aggressive) in an attempt to boost reproduction.

Costly

X3

More expensive to breed broiler chickens vs. layer chickens (egg production)

Why? Broiler parent stock lay less eggs, breed later in life, eat more feed, and have shorter lifespans than layers, resulting in significant breeder costs.

Our Solution

We are powering the next wave of sustainable industry growth by boosting broiler chick volume drastically with the efficiency of layer hens. We aim to reduce industry costs of breeding broiler parents, and improve egg productivity, by up to 3x.

Revolutionizing Broiler Breeding

Enhances productivity and scalability by boosting broiler chick output and achieving up to a threefold improvement in egg production, while significantly reducing breeding costs.

Technology

Our patented technology allows breeders to boost broiler chick volume drastically with the efficiency of layer hens.

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Benefits

We enable layer hens, who are bred for optimized egg production, to act as surrogate parents for fast-growing broiler chickens.

Significant Economic Uplift

~3X more broiler eggs per hen, cutting costs drastically

Layer hens lay eggs for a longer period, reducing the need to replace the broiler breeding chickens

Streamlined Operations

Easy husbandry management

Improved Animal Welfare

Dramatically improved, humane conditions that eliminate feed restriction and suffering

Strong Consumer Perception

Broiler chicks are identical to the broilers currently used by the industry (non-GMO)

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