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Effect of eggshell temperature and a hole in the air cell on the perinatal development and physiology of layer hatchlings
Roos Molenaar*, Sonja de Vries†, Ilona van den Anker†, Ron Meijerhof‡, Bas Kemp†, and Henry van den Brand† *HatchTech Incubation Technology B.V., P.O. Box 256, 3900 AG Veenendaal, the Netherlands;…
Hatchbrood: a tool to reduce antibiotic usage in poultry
Antibiotic usage is high in the poultry industry in the Netherlands and needs to be reduced by 50% in 2013 to prevent the growing resistance to antibiotics of disease-causing bacteria in humans. To…
The effect of post-hatch feed on chick development
R. Molenaar*, L. der Kinderen‡, R. Meijerhof*, H. van den Brand‡ *HatchTech BV, Veenendaal, The Netherlands; ‡Adaptation Physiology Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands In…
Effect of eggshell temperature on malpositions, heart weight and protein use in broiler embryos
R. Molenaar*, R. Meijerhof*, B. Kemp‡, H. van den Brand‡ *HatchTech Incubation Technology, Gildetrom 25, 3905 TB Veenendaal, The Netherlands; ‡ Wageningen University, Adaptation Physiology Group,…
Effect of incubation temperature on leg bone development in broiler hatchlings
Carla van der Pol*†, Conny Maatjens*†, Inge van Roovert-Reijrink*, Bas Kemp†, Henry van den Brand† *HatchTech B.V., P.O. Box 256, 3900 AG Veenendaal, the Netherlands. †Adaptation Physiology Group,…
Long transport times for HatchCare chicks: a cause for concern?
The majority of day-old-chicks have to be transported for prolonged periods of time from the hatchery to reach the poultry house and have access to feed and water. It is sometimes suggested that a…
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