The poultry industry performs an essential role in providing nutrient-dense, animal-sourced foods, such as eggs, needed to meet the human population’s nutritional requirements.​

However, with increased awareness of climate change, there is an ever-growing drive to reduce the impact that agriculture has on greenhouse gas emissions. Global warming is proceeding at such a rate that it is undeniable that human activities have produced gases that are trapping the sun’s energy. The result is the warming of the atmosphere, ocean and land, leading to more intense weather events, reducing biodiversity and disrupting humans’ current way of life.

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