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Effect of Shipment of Hatching Eggs on Future Performance

Year: 1958

Type: article

Abstract: To our knowledge, no experimental evidence has been published regarding the importance of the effect of shipment of hatching eggs on the future performance of pullets hatched therefrom. It seemed important to investigate this effect since the NC-47 Regional Project plans to rely heavily on hatching egg shipments for exchanges of stock and evaluation of breeding systems at the Regional Poultry Breeding Laboratory. In addition, the results would be of interest to random sample test managers and to the breeders who participate in these tests. It has been customary to assume that if hatchability and early chick mortality are at satisfactory levels, one need not anticipate any further effects from treatments that may have been imposed on the hatching eggs. In order to discover whether this assumption is correct, hatching eggs were saved for one week from the Regional Cornell Randombred Control (W.L.) population. These eggs were randomized into eight . . .

Source: Poultry Science

DOI: 10.3382/ps.0371175

Authors: Steven C. King, Wendell H. Kyle

Institution: Purdue University West Lafayette

Language: English

Topic: Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,600