Diabetes Drug Metformin Boosts Egg Production in Chickens

Diabetes Drug Metformin Boosts Egg Production in Chickens

Metformin, the common diabetes drug, enhances egg-laying in older hens by triggering liver genes that promote yolk production and reduce fat buildup — offering a major breakthrough for sustainable poultry farming. It turns out chickens and humans share more in common than you might expect, especially when it comes to fertility. And the surprising connection? [...]

1911 -- when Smyrna had more chickens than people, and when Belmont meant Belmont Farms

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically edit, expand and republish, about the history of Cobb County and its cities. This one is about the thriving poultry industry that existed in the Belmont area of Smyrna just after the turn of the last century] Backyard chicken lovers and poultry enthusiasts are in for a treat today. We’re running another article on the history of poultry farming in Cobb County. The one we published earlier in the…