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Incubation is a very delicate process that requires a good control of the environment around the egg. Not meeting the requirements of the embryo will result in a loss of hatchability and chick quality which can influence performance in later life. Key factors are: temperature, position and turning of eggs as well as control of moisture, oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2). This chapter reviews how to create the right conditions to meet embryo requirements in a commercial incubator. It also reviews key issues in hatcher design.
Price: $32.50
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Publication Date:
29 May 2023
ISBN: 9781801468671
Format: eBook
BISACs:
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Temperature, heat production and heat transfer
- 3 Positioning and turning of eggs
- 4 Ventilation: managing moisture, CO2 and O2
- 5 Ventilation: managing heat
- 6 Cooling techniques
- 7 Incubator machine design issues
- 8 Hatcher design issues
- 9 Managing the hatching process
- 10 What should a hatcher look like?
- 11 Where to look for further information
- 12 References