Abstract:Key words:behaviour, T-maze, open field, egg storage, hatchability, embryo mortalities, growth performance, Japanese quailThe objective of this study was evaluating the effect of storage duration of Japanese quail eggs for two, seven and fourteen days before incubation on egg quality traits, egg weight loss, hatchability, growth performance and behaviour (exploratory behaviour, fearfulness, learning ability and memory) of birds as those behaviours were measured by performing open field test and spatial learnin… Show more
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