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Effects of temperature and co2 during late incubation on broiler chicken development
Dr. Conny C. M. Maatjens During incubation, temperature drives chicken embryonic metabolism, development, and growth. Incubation conditions need to be adjusted to meet embryonic requirements to…
Floor eggs are not hatching eggs
Carla van der Pol MSc. Floor eggs are eggs that were laid outside of the breeder flock’s next boxes in loose housing systems. The eggs are often laid on dirty litter or other contaminated surfaces.…
High eggshell temperatures during incubation decrease growth performance and increase the incidence of ascites in broiler chickens
Roos Molenaar*, Mike Hulet†, Ron Meijerhof‡, Conny Maatjens*, Bas Kemp#, and Henry van den Brand# *HatchTech Incubation Technology B.V., P.O. Box 256, 3900 AG Veenendaal, the Netherlands; †Department…
The influence of incubation conditions on chick quality
Dr. Inge van Roovert-Reijrink, Carla van der Pol M.Sc. Besides optimizing hatchability, an important aim of a hatchery is to deliver perfect day-old chickens. Chick quality is expressed in many ways,…
Effect of post-hatch feed deprivation on chick development
Dr. Inge van Roovert-Reijrink. In the current article the effect of delayed access to feed post-hatch on growth performance, yolk utilization and intestine development, immune system, and muscle…
The most important benefits of early feeding
Dr. Inge van Roovert-Reijrink To improve the environment and well being of the chickens post hatch, HatchTech developed a new hatcher, which is called HatchCare. In HatchCare, chickens are provided…
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