Alternative sanitizers to paraformaldehyde for incubation of fertile eggs

The aim of this study was to evaluate an ethanolic extract of propolis and clove essential oil as a substitute for paraformaldehyde for the sanitation of fertile eggs. In total, 1,800 hatching eggs (from 40-week-old CPK [Pesadão Vermelho] breeder hens) were randomly distributed among the treatments...

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Main Authors: Gabriel da S. Oliveira, Vinícius M. dos Santos, Sheila T. Nascimento, Jullyana C. Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579119578294