Effect of increased temperature at the beginning of incubation on day-old chick quality in broilers
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Effect of increased temperature at the beginning of incubation on day-old chick quality in broilers
Original language description
The significance of conditions during incubation period for broiler chickens has been recognized to be critical due to the fact that broilers spend up to 40% of their total life inside the egg during incubation. Thus, anything that can optimize posthatch growth and development may have great scientific and practical interest. The present study was therefore conducted to elucidate the effects of increased temperature during first 36 hours of incubation on embryonic development, hatchability and day-old chick quality. The experiment was conducted using Ross 308 hatching eggs that had been stored for 4 days, broiler breeder's age was 55 weeks. Totally 1200 hatching eggs were used in 20 repetitions. The temperature in hatching machine at first 36 hours of incubation for control group (CG) was 100.8oF. For experimental group (EG) the temperature at first 36 hours of incubation was 102.5oF. There was no significant difference in fertility between the groups, however the hatchability was higher in CG (P<0.05). Hatchability of fertile eggs was 92.2% in CG and 90.4% in EG. There was not significant difference between CG and EG in early and middle stage embryonic mortality. But mortality in the last third of incubation was significantly higher (P<0.05) in EG. In CG the late mortality was 2.47%, in EG 4.17%. In average day-old chick weight neither yolk sac weight, percentage of yolk sac from the weight nor triiodothyronine (thyroid hormone T3) activity there was not significant difference between the groups. Temperature setting change in hatching machine at first 36 hours of incubation from standard 100.8oF to 102.5oF had negative impact on hatchability.
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40201 - Animal and dairy science; (Animal biotechnology to be 4.4)
Result continuities
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
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Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
Animal Breeding 2020
ISBN
978-80-7509-705-7
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Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
89-96
Publisher name
Mendelova univerzita v Brně
Place of publication
Brno
Event location
Brno
Event date
Feb 5, 2020
Type of event by nationality
EUR - Evropská akce
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