BIOTECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN POULTRY BREEDING: GENETIC MODIFICATION FOR DISEASE RESISTANCE AND GROWTH EFFICIENCY

Abstract

This study investigates the potential of genetic modification in poultry breeding, specifically focusing on enhancing disease resistance and growth efficiency. Utilizing CRISPR-Cas9 technology, we genetically modified poultry to target immune-related genes and growth hormone receptors. The results indicate significant improvements in both disease resistance and growth efficiency. Genetically modified fowl survived infections of Salmonella, E. coli and avian influenza more successfully compared to their wild-type poultry counterparts.  The introduction of genetic modifications led to better development metrics that included larger muscle mass and lower feed conversion ratio and greater weight gain.  Through genetic modification sustainable livestock farming methods become available because they produce enhanced results for poultry health and production capabilities.   Multiple studies need to be conducted to understand the full-scale ecological and genetic modifications that genetically modified poultry create over extended periods of time. This investigation delivers essential findings regarding biotechnology potentials in poultry propagation together with its solutions for worldwide food availability and farming sustainability.