Influence of a Commercial Hatchery Thermal Environmental on the Heat Loss of Fertile Broiler Eggs

ABSTRACT The objectives of this study were to monitor the thermal environment of different hatchery locations during the transfer of fertile eggs from the setter and to the hatcher, to measure egg heat loss, and to determine its effects on hatchery results. In total, 1,728 fertile eggs of Cobb broil...

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Main Authors: GF Silva, DF Pereira, DD Salgado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2016000600033&lng=en&tlng=en