Our past two articles ruffled some feathers by focusing entirely on chickens. This week, we are switching gears to look at the poultry world’s ultimate nest egg: the egg itself.

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Birds of a Feather: The Great Chicken Controversies

In 2004, the global kosher market experienced a sudden jolt over the ubiquitous Leghorn chicken. For decades, the white Leghorn had been the commercial gold standard for egg production in the United States and Israel.

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