Effect of nest collection with manual versus automatic hatches eggs hatching

Authors

  • Ellen Rovaris
  • Gerusa da Silva Salles Corrêa
  • André Brito Corrêa
  • João Garcia Caramori Junior
  • Uanderson Verrissímo de Luna
  • Saullo Diogo de Assis

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v8n18.1779

Keywords:

hatchability, floor eggs, broiler matrices, types of nest. 

Abstract

In order to evaluate the quality of fertile eggs and chicks born in two different systems of collecting eggs, manual and automatic, a study was conducted from field data of a poultry company located in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Was evaluated the hatchery hatchability, cracked eggs and contamination by bacteria and fungi, the farm was evaluated eggs laid on the floor and use. The results showed that eggs collected from automated nests had better results and lower hatchability percentages of bacterial and fungal contamination, on the other hand, the manual nests showed higher recovery for incubation and lower floor eggs, cracked eggs in relation to no difference. There was no difference of the number of cracked eggs between nests and broiler breeders age.

Published

2015-09-10

Issue

Section

Produção animal

How to Cite

Effect of nest collection with manual versus automatic hatches eggs hatching. (2015). Pubvet, 8(18). https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v8n18.1779

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