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Viruses, Harmful Bacteria and other illnesses plague every species on earth and chickens have their fair share of them too. | Viruses, Harmful Bacteria and other illnesses plague every species on earth and chickens have their fair share of them too. | ||
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- | EAV-HP retrovirus:ever seen your chicken lay blue eggs? In some breeds this is normal but in most breeds this is caused by the EAV-HP retrovirus. It inserts a gene that turns eggs blue. This gene is called called oocyan. It's weird to see blue eggs but it isn't harmful | + | EAV-HP retrovirus:ever seen your chicken lay blue eggs? In some breeds this is normal but in most breeds this is caused by the EAV-HP retrovirus. It inserts a gene that turns eggs blue. This gene is called called oocyan. It's weird to see blue eggs but it isn't harmful. |