The Only Good Broiler Breeder Egg Is a Fertilized Egg

By Dr. Chris McDaniel, Associate Professor, Poultry Science Department, Mississippi State University - The main goal of broiler breeder management is producing eggs. However, the only good broiler breeder egg is a fertilized egg. Fertility, the percentage of eggs laid that are fertilized, is very important in poultry production. If an egg is not fertilized, then, of course, it will not contain an embryo and will not hatch. Simply put, "Hatchability can never be better than fertility."
calendar icon 9 August 2004
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