Rome — Each successive generation of 'Cosmopolitan Chickens' is more resilient, lives longer, and is less susceptible to diseases, proving the importance of genetic diversity
Researchers in Ethiopia are embarking on a quest to create the perfect chicken for African farmers with an unlikely ally - a Belgian conceptual artist who has spent 20 years crossbreeding indigenous chickens, from China and Egypt to Senegal and Cuba.
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