As you regular readers know I am often shocked and appalled by some of the "research" that is done,especially when it comes to animals. Not only does some of it seem like a waste of time and brain power,some of the experiments are downright cruel...case in point,the featherless chicken. Developed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem by crossing a breed of chicken with a naturally bare neck and a regular broiler chicken the end result is more susceptible to parasites and sunburn,plus the males have been unable to mate because they can't flap their wings. The idea was to make a faster growing (because no nutrients would be going to feather production),environmentally friendly bird that could survive in warmer conditions. In my opinion the experiment failed miserably.
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