Hy-Line International or Hy-Line is an American-owned multi-national genetics company that raises and sells commercial/industrial laying chickens. The firm has subsidiaries in the US, the UK, Brazil and Japan, and 60 distributors in more than 50 countries worldwide. As part of its international expansion, in 2008, the company launched a UK division called Hy-Line International UK, that handles production and distribution in the UK, Europe and other areas worldwide.