Effect of eggshell temperature during incubation on embryo development, hatchability, and posthatch development

Poultry Science

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 914-920

  Lourens, A ^a   Van Den Brand, H ^a   Meijerhof, R ^b   Kemp, B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Hybro   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Eggshell temperature; Embryo development; Hatchability; Posthatch performance; Rectal temperature

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 20444405741     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/84.6.914     Document Type: Article

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