Effect of breeder age and storage conditions of Japanese quail eggs on hatchability, quail neonate quality, and Bursa of Fabricius characteristics

ABSTRACT Two experiments were conducted to evaluate combinations of different storage periods and temperature of hatching eggs of breeder quails in two stages of the production cycle (24 and 43 weeks) on hatchability, quail neonate quality, and Bursa of Fabricius characteristics. In each experiment,...

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Main Authors: Itallo Conrado Sousa de Araújo, Mariana Alves Mesquita, Marcos Barcellos Café, José Henrique Stringhini, Paulo Henrique Sousa da Paz, Raiana Almeida Noleto, Nadja Susana Mogyca Leandro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982017000900731&lng=en&tlng=en