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Negative effects of fertile egg storage on the egg and the embryo and suggested hatchery management to minimise such problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2013

J.S.R. ROCHA ,
N.C. BAIÃO ,
V.M. BARBOSA ,
M.A. POMPEU ,
M.N.S. FERNANDES ,
L.J.C. LARA ,
C.F.Q. MATIAS  and
J.V.M.S.P. BATISTA
J.S.R. ROCHA*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Zootechny, UFMG, Brazil
N.C. BAIÃO
Affiliation:
Dept. of Zootechny, UFMG, Brazil
V.M. BARBOSA
Affiliation:
INCT-Pecuária, UFMG, Brazil Escola de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Caixa Postal 567, CEP 30123-970 – Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
M.A. POMPEU
Affiliation:
Dept. of Zootechny, UFMG, Brazil
M.N.S. FERNANDES
Affiliation:
Dept. of Zootechny, UFMG, Brazil
L.J.C. LARA
Affiliation:
Dept. of Zootechny, UFMG, Brazil
C.F.Q. MATIAS
Affiliation:
Dept. of Zootechny, UFMG, Brazil
J.V.M.S.P. BATISTA
Affiliation:
Dept. of Zootechny, UFMG, Brazil
*
Corresponding author: juliasrr@yahoo.com.br
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Abstract

Egg storage is a common and important practice in the poultry industry. Knowledge of the effects of storage on the egg, the embryo and incubation yield is important for planning incubation by hatcheries. Recommendations for storage environmental conditions depend mainly on the breeder age and storage time. Storage from seven days or more alters the characteristics of albumen, reduces incubation yield, increases incubation period and can damage embryonic development. When working with long storage periods, the adoption of management practices such as storing the egg with the thin tip down, egg turning during storage and pre-storage incubation should be considered to reduce the negative effects on the incubation yield.

Keywords

embryonicdevelopmentincubationperiodhatchabilityalbumen
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 69 , Issue 1 , March 2013 , pp. 35 - 44
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Copyright © World's Poultry Science Association 2013

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