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HatchBrood: towards an antibiotic free poultry industry
Conny Maatjens, MSc. The first few days after hatch are crucial in the development of a chick. During this early brooding period, chicks need special care to optimize their further development.…
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…
Meeting embryonic requirements of broilers throughout incubation
Roos Molenaar*, Inge Reijrink*, Ron Meijerhof†, and Henry van den Brand‡ *HatchTech Incubation Technology B.V., P.O. Box 256, 3900 AG Veenendaal, the Netherlands; †Poultry Performance Plus, Kleine…
Effect of light schedule and dimming in early life on bone development in the broiler chicken
Carla van der Pol*†, Christiaan Buitink†, Conny Maatjens*†, Inge van Roovert-Reijrink*, Henry van den Brand†, Roos Molenaar* *HatchTech B.V., P.O. Box 256, 3900 AG Veenendaal, the Netherlands.…
Delayed placement and high body temperatures negatively affect chick quality in the early brooding period
Dr. Roos Molenaar M.Sc. In commercial hatcheries, the time between hatch and feed consumption can be up to 72 hours because of hatch time, chick handling, and transportation time. These procedures…
An optimal start to the incubation process improves hatchability
Dr. Inge van Roovert-Reijrink M.Sc. Storage of hatching eggs is a common procedure at breeder farms and hatcheries. Normally, commercial hatcheries set their eggs after 3 to 5 days of storage to…
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