Effect of Incubating Poor Quality Broiler Breeder Hatching Eggs on Overall Hatchability and Hatch of Fertile
Published:January 5, 2009
Summary
Previous research has shown that quality hatching eggs improve the likelihood of optimum hatchability as well as result in good chick quality (Yoho et al., 2008, Moyle et al., 2008). Pathogens can penetrate, contaminating the egg shell, its membranes and the embryo (Berrang et al., 1999). Improperly handled eggs can also explode contaminating the surrounding eggs in the setter. While proper sanit...
This study further affirms that clean eggs are absolutely necessary to have good hatchability. Management should be improved in the breeder house to get clean eggs. Cleaning dirty eggs for hatching does not help to have good hatchability.