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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…
Effects of temperature and CO2 during the final 4 days of incubation on chick quality
C. M. Maatjens1, I. A. M. Reijrink1, R. Molenaar1, C. W. van der Pol1, B. Kemp2, H. van den Brand2 1HatchTech B.V., P.O. Box 256, 3900 AG Veenendaal, The Netherlands. 2Adaptation Physiology Group,…
The importance of the brooding period
R. Molenaar. HatchTech B.V., P.O. Box 256, 3900 AG Veenendaal, The Netherlands. Several developmental and physiological processes occur during the important and sensitive brooding period of chickens,…
The hatch window
D. Hill, DVM, MAM, Dipl. ACPV1 HatchTech B.V., P.O. Box 256, 3900 AG Veenendaal, The Netherlands. What is the “natural” hatch window for a set of eggs? The definition of the “natural” hatch window is…
Effect of relative humidity during incubation at a set eggshell temperature
C. W. van der Pol*1, I. A. M. van Roovert-Reijrink1, C. M. Maatjens1, H. van den Brand2, R. Molenaar1 1 HatchTech B.V., P.O. Box 256, 3900 AG Veenendaal, The Netherlands. 2Adaptation Physiology…
Effects of moment of hatch and feed access on chicken development
D. M. Lamot*†, I. B. van de Linde*, R. Molenaar‡, C. W. van der Pol†‡, P. J. A. Wijtten*, B. Kemp†, H. van den Brand† *Cargill Animal Nutrition Innovation Center Velddriel, Veilingweg 23, NL-5534LD…
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