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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.…
Storage of the avian embryo
Storage Before Artificial Incubation Dr. Inge van Roovert-Reijrink M.Sc. In practice, longer storage periods are sometimes unavoidable. It is common known that eggs of young breeder flocks are better…
Low Relative Humidity During Incubation
What Happens to the Embryo? Carla van der Pol, MSc. During incubation, an avian egg loses a certain amount of weight through water evaporation because of the difference in water vapour pressure…
How to survive prolonged egg storage?
Dr. Inge van Roovert-Reijrink M.Sc. Storage of hatching eggs longer than 7 days causes a delay in hatch time and a decline in hatchability and chick quality. Hatchability declines with approximately…
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…
Cold brooding conditions result in decreased development
Carla van der Pol, MSc. Suboptimal brooding conditions in chickens are known to impair growth performance and welfare. An important condition in early life that is known to influence later…
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