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Effect of lighted incubation from set till hatch on hatch moment and chick development
C. W. van der Pol*†, I. A. M. van Roovert-Reijrink*, C. M. Maatjens*†, B. Kemp†, H. van den Brand† *HatchTech B.V., P.O. Box 256, 3900 AG Veenendaal, the Netherlands; †Adaptation Physiology Group,…
Effect of eggshell temperature and oxygen concentration on survival rate and nutrient utilization in chicken embryos
Roos Molenaar*, Ron Meijerhof†, Ilona van den Anker‡, Marcel Heetkamp‡, Joost van den Borne§, Bas Kemp‡, and Henry van den Brand‡ *HatchTech Incubation Technology B.V., P.O. Box 256, 3900 AG…
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…
Managing feed biosecurity in hatchcare
Carla van der Pol, MSc Maintaining the highest possible biosecurity is an important challenge in any poultry operation. Contamination of the feed can lead to health issues in the chickens themselves,…
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