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Effect of prestorage incubation and frequently warming during storage on egg characteristics, embryonic development, hatchability and chick quality.
Inge Reijrink*, Ron Meijerhof†, Bas Kemp‡, and Henry van den Brand‡ *HatchTech Incubation Technology B.V., P.O. Box 256, 3900 AG Veenendaal, the Netherlands; †Poultry Performance Plus, Kleine Enkweg…
The chicken embryo and its micro environment during egg storage and early incubation
Inge Reijrink*, Ron Meijerhof*, Bas Kemp†, and Henry van den Brand† *HatchTech Incubation Technology B.V., PO Box 256, 3900 AG Veenendaal, The Netherlands; †Adaptation Physiology Group, Wageningen…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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