Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN HL1988
Poultry: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the UK egg industry about implementing a trial of in-ovo sexing technology to prevent the culling of male chicks; and when they anticipate such a trial to take place.
Answer
A commercial in-ovo sexing system was trialed at a UK hatchery last year to help the egg industry understand the logistics of in-ovo sexing. This Government will engage with the egg industry and technology companies on this issue.