New advances in artificial intelligence (AI), automation and advanced technologies — from AI-driven genetic selection and in-ovo sexing to computer vision monitoring and digital feed management — are shaping the future of the poultry industry.
Simultaneously, innovation around pathogen reduction, disease prediction and alternative solutions like bacteriophages, cold plasma and endolysins could help reduce antibiotic use and enhance biosecurity.
During the 2025 Poultry Tech Summit, industry experts shared what’s coming next for the poultry industry – from prospective solutions to developing technologies. Here are the highlights:
- AI-driven genetic changes drive poultry’s future
- How producers can impact, navigate the evolving legal scene
- Longer incubation times could optimize chick quality
- Poultry framework could help integrate data, technology
- Drinking behavior changes could predict poultry disease
- Genetic platform can enable female-only layer production
- Digital feed bins could aid poultry production efficiency
- MRI unit performs in-ovo sexing, fertility test, phenotyping
- Artificial intelligence is already shaping poultry’s future
- Cold plasma could reduce pathogens on raw chicken
- Monitoring poultry farm microbiome could reduce downtime
- Micro-droplets could reduce chemicals in poultry processing
- Automated gender sorting could boost broiler sustainability
- Electrostatic spray targets pathogens in poultry processing
- Egg antibody in poultry diets could improve livability
- Gene editing tackles chick sexing, broiler fertility
- Bacteriophage technology could reduce Salmonella in poultry
- Poultry fat fuels United Airlines push for sustainability
- AI-forward chick sorting could simplify hatchery operations
- Cameras could streamline broiler monitoring automation
- Plasma air curtain may protect poultry workers from disease
- AI vision system could enhance broiler harvest planning
- 5 poultry health, welfare areas in need of innovation (blog)
- Biosurveillance could predict HPAI, aMPV in poultry
- Vision monitoring could optimize poultry deboning yields
- Molecule could boost phosphorus absorption in poultry diets
- Endolysin feed additive may reduce antibiotic use in turkeys
- Poultry industry sustainability slowed by these 4 roadblocks (blog)
To meet additional trailblazers who have presented at the conference, check out the Poultry Tech Summit Hall of Fame.
Attend the 2025 Poultry Tech Summit
The Poultry Tech Summit will return as an in-person event on November 2027.
The Poultry Tech Summit brings together inventors, researchers, entrepreneurs, poultry industry professionals and established technology providers to discuss challenges and solutions for all aspects of the poultry supply chain. The event focuses on the transition of innovative technologies from researchers and entrepreneurs into commercial applications for the benefit of the poultry industry.
Save the date to join us, and to present your research - applications open in Spring 2027.
