Effect of egg storage length on hatchability and weight loss in incubation of egg and meat type Japanese quails

The quail raising in Brazil has increased through the last years and the incubation procedures are important to maintenance and improvement of quail egg production. To obtain a sufficient number of eggs to fill an incubator, eggs are usually accumulated in storage over a period from 1 day up to 3 we...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: JM Romao, TGV Moraes, RSC Teixeira, WM Cardoso, CC Buxade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2008-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2008000300001