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• Hatchery Ventilation Essentials

  The eggs in incubators contain living, developing embryos. For them to achieve optimal development, chick quality, and hatchability, they need the correct temperature, humidity, and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) to Oxygen balance. This will only happen if they are in rooms that are c… Read more

  18 Aug 2015

• Aviagen Brief: Management of Broiler Breeders to Improve Leg Health During Production

  This article provides management advice, includes descriptions of common leg health issues and offers strategies to improve the leg health of broiler breeders, with a particular emphasis on the production period. Read more

  7 Aug 2015

• Ross: Best Practice in the Breeder House: Preventing Floor Eggs

  Eggs laid on the floor (floor eggs) have a significantly higher risk of contamination and will reduce hatch and chick quality. The key to preventing floor eggs is early training of birds to use the nests. This Best Practice document details the key best management practices … Read more

  23 Jul 2015

• Aviagen: Best Practice in the Breeder House: Preventing Floor Eggs

  Eggs laid on the floor (floor eggs) have a significantly higher risk of contamination and will reduce hatch and chick quality. The key to preventing floor eggs is early training of birds to use the nests. This Best Practice document details the key best management practices … Read more

  23 Jul 2015

• Ross Tech Notes: Controlling Late Egg Weight in Broiler Breeders

  One of the most difficult tasks of hatching egg producers is to produce optimum egg weights in early production while controlling late egg size in older flocks. As birds age, a gradual increase in egg size is inevitable; however, with proper flock management it is possible t… Read more

  15 Oct 2014

• Ross Tech Notes: Feeding the Modern Broiler Breeder – A Holistic Approach

  This is a short technical article written by Dr Marcelo Silva. The article discusses the need for a holistic strategy for feeding the modern broiler breeder in order to maximize their reproductive potential. Read more

  5 Sept 2014

• Ross Tech Notes: Hot Season Management of Broiler Breeders in Open-Sided Houses

  One of the most challenging aspects of managing any generation of birds is that of environmental control in open-sided houses. In regions where the hot weather season can see temperatures reaching 40C (104F), it is essential to pay extra attention to bird management. Read more

  2 Apr 2014

• Aviagen Brief: Energy, The Fuel of Life

  Energy is often considered the “Fuel of Life”. Primarily it is needed for maintaining basic metabolism (maintenance energy). This article is an attempt to provide a flock manager with some tools to use when making decisions on feeding energy to a breeder flock. Read more

  31 Mar 2014

• Ross Tech Notes: Energy, The Fuel of Life

  Energy is often considered the “Fuel of Life”. Primarily it is needed for maintaining basic metabolism (maintenance energy). This article is an attempt to provide a flock manager with some tools to use when making decisions on feeding energy to a breeder flock. Read more

  31 Mar 2014

• Ross Tech Notes: Incubating Eggs at High Altitudes

  A hatchery which is sited at high altitude (1500 meters (4921 feet) or more above sea level) faces some particular challenges;  slower embryo growth, longer incubation periods and lower hatchability have to be expected. With better understanding of the principles involved, p… Read more

  11 Jul 2013