Research Note: Effects of turning and short period of incubation during long-term egg storage on embryonic development and hatchability of eggs from young and old broiler grandparent flocks

Özlü, Serdar; Uçar, Ahmet; Erkuş, T; Nicholson, A.D.; Elibol, Okan

doi:10.1016/j.psj.2021.101026

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“…In broiler, hatcheries for grandparents and their parents, egg storage is a standard method to organize hatchery operations and predict need (Adriaensen et al, 2022 ; Brady et al, 2022 ; Maman and Yildirim, 2022 ; Özlü et al, 2021a ). When an egg is stored in a refrigerator, the temperature is significantly below physiological zero, which Edwards ( 1902 ) described as 21 to 27 °C (Funk and Biellier ( 1944 )).…”

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“…After 10–12 days of storage, more than half of the cells present at oviposition will have perished (Bakst et al, 2012 ). The length of storing period besides heat seems to have the biggest effects on albumen quality (Jin et al, 2011 ; Maman and Yildirim, 2022 ; Özlü et al, 2021a ; Samli et al, 2005 ; Yimenu et al, 2018 ). The pH of the albumen is a helpful tool for checking albumin quality fluctuations during storage (Akyurek and Okur, 2009 ); due to the eggshell’s pores allowing CO 2 to escape, albumen’s pH rises quickly (alkalinizes) (Grashorn et al, 2016 ; Özlü et al, 2021a ; Uyanga et al, 2020 ).…”

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The effect of storage periods and SPIDES on embryonic mortality, hatching characteristics, and quality of newly hatched chicks in broiler eggs

okasha

El-Gendi

Eid

2023

Trop Anim Health Prod

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AbstractsEgg storage duration can affect embryo mortality, hatching characteristics, hatching time, and post-hatch chick quality. In order to assess these effects, the impact of storage duration (5 days, 10 days, 15 days) and short incubation period during egg storage (SPIDES) investigated further 18, 900 eggs of broiler breeder (ROSS 308) in 3 × 2 factorial arrangement design. In the SPIDES treatment, the egg shell temperature was raised from its storage temperature (18 °C) and held at 100 °F for 3.5 h. Storage periods could significantly (P < 0.05) influence on embryo mortality (total, early, middle, and late), hatchability of both the total eggs and fertile eggs. The SPIDES treatment had a significant (P < 0.05) impact on a lower embryonic death rate and improved egg hatchability. Eggs stored for 5 days and eggs treated with SPIDES significantly (P < 0.001) shorten hatching time, batch’s 90% hatching time (T 90% H), mean hatching time (MHT), maximal hatching period (MHP), and hatching window (HW). Chick quality was also determined, whereas storing eggs for 5 days and using the SPIDES treatment resulted in enhanced (P < 0.001) chick weight relative to egg weight (CW/EW), activity (AC), and chick quality score (CQS). The residual yolk sac weight (RYSW), unhealed navel (UHN %), and dirty feather (DF%) recorded the lowest (P < 0.001) values compared to long storage periods and control group. Finally, stored for 5 days treated by SPIDES positively affected the hatchability characteristics, the shortening hatching time, and the quality of chicks. Regarding the results, it was confirmed that using the SPIDES treatment to prevent the harmful effects of broiler eggs being stored for an extended period of time is a viable option.

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The effect of storage periods and SPIDES on embryonic mortality, hatching characteristics, and quality of newly hatched chicks in broiler eggs

okasha

El-Gendi

Eid

2023

Trop Anim Health Prod

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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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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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“…The poultry industry wants fast-growing and uniform broilers (Bryant et al, 2021). However, the chick quality and hatchability are affected by some factors, such as broiler breeder age (Damaziak et al, 2021b), egg size (Luquetti et al, 2004), length of time eggs are stored (Tesarova et al, 2021), temperature (El-Shater et al, 2021), humidity (Abioja et al, 2021), controlled atmosphere (Damaziak et al, 2021a), and the orientation and position of the eggs (Ozlu et al, 2021b). There is a complex relationship between these factors.…”

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“…There is a complex relationship between these factors. In the case of the reproductive female, her age is associated with a decrease in albumen height and viscosity, hatching time, and subsequent embryogenesis (Tona et al, 2002;Bouba et al, 2021;Ozlu et al, 2021b). The most obvious characteristic of eggs from young breeder females is low egg weight (Ozlu et al, 2021a).…”

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Effect of the Line and Age of Female Broiler Breeder on Hatchability Performance of Eggs

Prado-Rebolledo

López

Hernández-Rivera

et al. 2023

Braz. J. Poult. Sci.

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An experiment was conducted to assess how hatchability performance of eggs is affected by line and age of female broiler breeders. Response variables analyzed were hatchability, infertility, pipping (i.e., pipped shell but not emerged), embryonic mortality (1st, 2nd, and 3rd wk), and embryonic malposition. The trials involved a total of 2,880 fertile eggs from two broiler breeder lines (Ross 308 and Cobb 500) at two different ages (30 and 50 wk). A 2 x 2 factorial design was used, where the broiler breeder line and broiler breeder age were the main effects. The hatchability in the Ross 308 line was higher than the Cobb 500 line, but its infertility was higher than the Ross 308 line. Hatchability in interaction (50 wk age of the hen in the Cobb 500 line) was less, and their infertility was higher. Embryonic mortality, pipping, and embryonic malposition did not present differences for the interaction between factors. The results suggest that hatchability performance of eggs can be improved, if egg management and incubation procedures are adjusted to account for the interaction between broiler breeder line and broiler breeder age.

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Research Note: Effects of turning and short period of incubation during long-term egg storage on embryonic development and hatchability of eggs from young and old broiler grandparent flocks

Cited by 7 publications

References 18 publications

The effect of storage periods and SPIDES on embryonic mortality, hatching characteristics, and quality of newly hatched chicks in broiler eggs

The effect of storage periods and SPIDES on embryonic mortality, hatching characteristics, and quality of newly hatched chicks in broiler eggs

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

Effect of the Line and Age of Female Broiler Breeder on Hatchability Performance of Eggs

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