After ten years of cooperation between research institutions and enterprises, the government certified a new variety of the white-feather broiler, Guangming 2. New technologies, such as genomic selection, ultrasound determination, and meat quality and disease resistance selections, have improved the genetic progress of economic traits. These technologies save 2–3 years for the significant production performance of Guangming 2 to reach the same level as international varieties. Guangming 2 completed a pilot test in Guangdong and Shandong provinces. It showed that the new variety has a fast growth rate and high feed conversion rate, which can replace similar international varieties. Guangming 2 marks the 0–to–1 breakthrough in the independent domestic breeding of white-feather broiler breeds.

Breast muscle in vivo measurement with ultrasound technology

Inspection at the breeder hatching site

Guangming 2 white-feather broiler