Effect of egg storage duration and egg turning during storage on egg quality and hatching of broiler hatching eggs

Melo, E.F.; Araújo, Itallo Conrado Sousa de; Triginelli, M.V.; Castro, F.L.S.; Baião, N.C.; Lara, L.J.C.

doi:10.1016/j.animal.2020.100111

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“…However, extended storage impairs hatchability due to its deleterious effects on blastoderm viability. The detrimental effect of extended storage (over 7 days) on egg quality, embryo mortality and hatchability has been extensively reviewed in the literature ( Asmundson, 1947 ; Brake et al, 1997 ; Fasenko, 2007 ; Bakst et al, 2012 ; Bakst et al, 2016a ; Branum et al, 2016 ; Abioja et al, 2021 ; Melo et al, 2021 ; Özlü et al, 2021 ). Such negative effects are very well known to turkey and chicken breeders but they can have difficulties avoiding long storage practices for logistical reasons.…”

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“…These include short periods of incubation during egg storage (SPIDES) that reactivate embryo metabolism prior to incubation, thereby increasing the viability of embryos until hatching ( Dymond et al, 2013 ; Damaziak et al, 2018 ). Some authors also reported a positive hatchability effect of storage at cooled temperatures [15°C, ( Bakst and Gupta, 1997 ); 11.6°C ( Guinebretière et al, 2022 )], egg turning ( Melo et al, 2021 ) or of in ovo injection of biological buffers to reinforce the buffering capacity of the albumen ( Akhlaghi et al, 2013 ). The mechanisms underlying the reduced viability of blastodermal cells during storage have been partly elucidated: increases in expression of genes associated with apoptosis, oxidative stress and fatty acid metabolism ( Hamidu et al, 2011 ; Bakst et al, 2016b ).…”

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How Egg Storage Duration Prior to Incubation Impairs Egg Quality and Chicken Embryonic Development: Contribution of Imaging Technologies

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Storing fertilised eggs prior to incubation is a frequent practice in commercial hatcheries to coordinate activities and synchronise hatchings. However, the conditions used to store eggs can have major impacts on egg quality and the subsequent viability of chicken embryos. While storage temperatures of 16–18°C are classically used in hatcheries, the duration of storage varies from three to more than 10 days. We explored the effect of storage duration (zero, three or 10 days; D0, D3 and D10, respectively) at 16°C, 80% relative humidity (RH) on egg quality (Broiler, Ross 308), using computed tomography (CT) and classical measurements (egg weight, eggshell strength, egg white pH, Haugh units, yolk index and colour). The results revealed that a storage duration of up to 10 days negatively affected some egg quality traits (yolk index and volume, air chamber volume and egg white pH). Eggs stored for three or 10 days were further incubated for 11, 13 or 15 days (37.8°C, 55% RH). Eggs were analysed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and CT to assess the development of the embryo and internal egg changes occurring during incubation. First, data showed that the fertility and sex ratio of eggs were not affected by storage duration. However, the mortality of viable eggs was increased in the D10 group compared to the D3 group. Results of non-invasive imaging technologies revealed that the storage of eggs for 10 days impaired embryo growth as early as 11 days of incubation (decrease in brain and embryo volumes). Collectively, these data provide new evidence that the duration of egg storage negatively affects embryonic growth. They further corroborate that this parameter is likely to be crucial to synchronising embryonic stages and maybe reducing the hatching window, hence limiting the time spent by newborn chicks in hatchers. In addition, our results highlight that CT and MRI imaging technologies are useful non-invasive tools to evaluate egg quality prior to incubation and the impact of storage (or incubation) practices on developmental growth of the embryo.

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How Egg Storage Duration Prior to Incubation Impairs Egg Quality and Chicken Embryonic Development: Contribution of Imaging Technologies

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“…In the current study, significant interaction was observed between storage length and turning frequency only for yolk weight and albumen ratio. Melo et al [ 24 ] found an interaction between eggshell weight of broiler breeders with different storage length and turning frequency but they didn’t find any interaction for proportions of other components.…”

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“…In the current study egg quality and egg components had no significant interaction between storage length and turning frequency. Melo et al [ 24 ] reported that 12 days of holding period had an adverse effect on quality of broiler breeder eggs independent of turning. But they found significant interaction for the egg components when the eggs stored less than 12 days.…”

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Quality assessment of chukar partridge (A. chukar) eggs during different conditions (time, turning and position) of storage

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J Anim Sci Technol

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“…However, storage time can significantly interact with other factors such as breeders age (Nasri et al, 2019), breeds of poultry, etc. Most of the studies evaluating the effect of these factors on hatching traits of eggs were done with commercial or local broilers (Petek and Dikmen, 2006;Goliomytis et al 2015;Raharja et al, 2020, Melo et al, 2021), ducks (Onbasilar et al, 2007Abd El-Hack et al, 2019), quails (Yildirim, 2005Aygun and Sert, 2013), whereas research with dual-purpose lines remain scarce. This study thus evaluates the hatchability traits of eggs derived from a dual-purpose combination as affected by the storage period prior incubation.…”

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Effect of Storage Time On the Hatchability of Eggs of Two-Line Dual-Purpose Combination for Production of Male Chickens for Meat

Petkov

Popova

2021

Archiva Zootechnica

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The aim of the study was to assess the effect of the storage time on the hatching traits of eggs obtained from a two-line dual-purpose combination for production of male chickens that will be utilized for meat. The trial was carried out in the experimental poultry farm of the Institute of Animal Science-Kostinbrod, with a total of 150 Lohmann Brown Classic layers, at the age of 54 weeks. Hatching eggs were gathered for three weeks and were stored for 5, 10 and 15 days at 15-18°C ambient temperature prior incubation. The storage time had no effect on the fertility of the set eggs, however, it adversely affected the hatchability. Prolonged storage led to significant decline in the total hatchability (P=0.0027) and the hatchability of the fertile eggs (P<0.0001) which was lowest after 15 days of storage prior incubation. The viability of the chickens was influenced by the storage of the eggs prior incubation (P<0.0001), and decreased considerably when the chicks were hatched from eggs stored for 15 days.

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Effect of egg storage duration and egg turning during storage on egg quality and hatching of broiler hatching eggs

Cited by 19 publications

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How Egg Storage Duration Prior to Incubation Impairs Egg Quality and Chicken Embryonic Development: Contribution of Imaging Technologies

How Egg Storage Duration Prior to Incubation Impairs Egg Quality and Chicken Embryonic Development: Contribution of Imaging Technologies

Quality assessment of chukar partridge (A. chukar) eggs during different conditions (time, turning and position) of storage

Effect of Storage Time On the Hatchability of Eggs of Two-Line Dual-Purpose Combination for Production of Male Chickens for Meat

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