The effect of egg shape index on pore number and hatching performance in Susex hens

Year 2023, Volume: 7 Issue: 3, 148 - 153, 31.12.2023

Emre Arslan , Rahile Öztürk , Harun Yonar , Kemal Kırıkçı , Ecem Arslan

https://doi.org/10.30704/http-www-jivs-net.1378417

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of egg shape index on pore number and hatching performance in Sussex chickens. The material of the study consisted of 63 eggs obtained from the Sussexbreed chicken flock of a private enterprise engaged in chicken rearing in Konya. Eggs were divided into two groups as below 75 (Group-1, 75<) and above (Group-2, ≥75) according to their shape index values. Some egg external quality characteristics, regional pore numbers as well as chick weight values of the experimental groups were examined Shape index, egg width, number of pores at the equator end up, number of pores at the pointed end up and chick weight were significant (p<0.01), but egg length and number of pores at the blunt end up were similar (p>0.05). As a result, the obtained data showed that the shape index had an effect on the external egg quality and chick weight along with the number of pores in the eggs in Sussex chickens.

Keywords

Chick weight, external egg quality, pores, shape index

Ethical Statement

This study was approved by the Animal Experiments Ethics Committee of Selçuk University Experimental Medicine Application and Research Center with reference number 2023/043 dated 27.04.2023.

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