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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.…
Chicks of young breeders demand precise temperature control
Conny Maatjens M.Sc. Broiler birds only have a short life span. Growing conditions must therefore be optimal from the moment of hatch. This is particularly true for chicks of young breeders. Keeping…
Effect of egg weight and egg weight loss on the hatchwindow
Conny Maatjens M.Sc. The HatchTech Research department investigated whether egg weight or egg weight loss influence the hatchwindow when a HatchTech incubator design was used in which laminar airflow…
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…
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…
Uniform incubation conditions optimise the hatch window
Dr. Roos Molenaar M.Sc. To obtain a good overall chick quality and uniformity in commercial hatcheries, chickens have to emerge from their eggshell in a time period up to 36 hours. Furthermore, it is…
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