Research Article

Effects of Hatching Egg Weight and Length of Storage Period on Hatching Success in Pekin Ducks

Volume: 10 Number: 28 April 1, 2016

Effects of Hatching Egg Weight and Length of Storage Period on Hatching Success in Pekin Ducks

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of hatching egg weight and length of storage period on egg weight loss, hatchability performance and incubation length of Pekin ducks. Eggs were classified into 3 groups on the basis of egg weight such as small, medium, and large. Then, the eggs in each group were further divided into 3 storage period treatments (5, 10, or 15 days). At the end of the storage period eggs were weighted individually to determine egg weight loss. Hatching time, apparent fertility, hatchability of total and fertile eggs, and embryonic mortality were determined to measured hatching success. Egg weight loss during the storage period significantly affected by egg weight and length of storage period (P < 0.001, P < 0.05). Differences for the hatching time, apparent fertility, hatchability of total and of fertile eggs, embryonic mortality in the storage period groups were found significant (P < 0.001). The results of this study showed that effects of the hatching egg weight and length of storage on hatchability was similar to other kind of poultry. In general, hatchability was more affected by length of egg storage period.

Keywords

Hatching egg weight, Hatching success, Pekin duck, Storage period

References

  1. Altan O, Altan A, Bayraktar H, Demircioglu A (2002). Kuluckalik yumurtalari kisa sureli depolamanin cikim gucu ve kulucka suresi uzerine etkileri. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 26: 447-452.
  2. Anonymous (2013). Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. FAOSTAT Database onAgriculture. Rome, Italy: 2013 [http://faostat.fao.org/default.aspx.].
  3. Ates C, Elibol O, Brake J (2004). The effect of storage period of eggs on hatching time and broiler performance. 4 pages in: Proc. 22nd Worlds Poultry Congress -on CD, 8-13 June, Istanbul, Turkey.
  4. Aysan T (1997). Yumurtaci damizlik bir surude yumurta agirliginin kulucka randimani ve civciv agirligi uzerine etkileri. Trakya Universitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitusu, Zootekni Anabilim Dali Yuksek Lisans Tezi. Tekirdag.
  5. Bagliacca M, Paci G, Marzoni M (2005). Effect of egg weight categories, storage time and storage temperature on incubation length in duck eggs. The Journal of Poultry Science, 42: 205-214.
  6. Christensen VL, Grimes JL, Wineland MJ, Davis GS (2003). Accelerating Embryonic Growth During Incubation Following Prolonged Egg Storage 1. Embryonic Livability. Poultry Science, 82: 1863-1868.
  7. Demircioglu A. Kuluckalik Yumurtalarda Ilgili Kimi Etmenlerin ve Suru Yasinin Kulucka Ozelliklerine Etkileri Uzerinde Arastirmalar (1994). Ege Universitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitusu, Zootekni Anabilim Dali Doktora Tezi. Izmir.
  8. El-Hanoun, A.M., Rizk, R.E., Shahein, E.H.A., Hassan, N.S. and Brake, J. (2012) ‘Effect of incubation humidity and flock age on hatchability traits and posthatch growth in Pekin ducks’, Poultry Science, 91: 2390–2397.
  9. Elibol O, Peak SD, Brake J (2002). Effect of flock age, length of egg storage, and frequency of turning during storage on hatchability of broiler hatching eggs. Poultry Science, 81: 945-950.
  10. Erensayin C (2001). Japon bildircinlarinda (Coturnix coturnix japonica) depolama suresinin kulucka sonuclari uzerine etkisi. Hayvancilik Arastirma Dergisi, 11(2): 21-24.
APA
Alpay, F., & Petek, M. (2016). Effects of Hatching Egg Weight and Length of Storage Period on Hatching Success in Pekin Ducks. Journal of Biological and Environmental Sciences, 10(28), 29-34. https://izlik.org/JA47BD56MN
AMA
1.Alpay F, Petek M. Effects of Hatching Egg Weight and Length of Storage Period on Hatching Success in Pekin Ducks. JBES. 2016;10(28):29-34. https://izlik.org/JA47BD56MN
Chicago
Alpay, Fazli, and Metin Petek. 2016. “Effects of Hatching Egg Weight and Length of Storage Period on Hatching Success in Pekin Ducks”. Journal of Biological and Environmental Sciences 10 (28): 29-34. https://izlik.org/JA47BD56MN.
EndNote
Alpay F, Petek M (July 1, 2016) Effects of Hatching Egg Weight and Length of Storage Period on Hatching Success in Pekin Ducks. Journal of Biological and Environmental Sciences 10 28 29–34.
IEEE
[1]F. Alpay and M. Petek, “Effects of Hatching Egg Weight and Length of Storage Period on Hatching Success in Pekin Ducks”, JBES, vol. 10, no. 28, pp. 29–34, July 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA47BD56MN
ISNAD
Alpay, Fazli - Petek, Metin. “Effects of Hatching Egg Weight and Length of Storage Period on Hatching Success in Pekin Ducks”. Journal of Biological and Environmental Sciences 10/28 (July 1, 2016): 29-34. https://izlik.org/JA47BD56MN.
JAMA
1.Alpay F, Petek M. Effects of Hatching Egg Weight and Length of Storage Period on Hatching Success in Pekin Ducks. JBES. 2016;10:29–34.
MLA
Alpay, Fazli, and Metin Petek. “Effects of Hatching Egg Weight and Length of Storage Period on Hatching Success in Pekin Ducks”. Journal of Biological and Environmental Sciences, vol. 10, no. 28, July 2016, pp. 29-34, https://izlik.org/JA47BD56MN.
Vancouver
1.Fazli Alpay, Metin Petek. Effects of Hatching Egg Weight and Length of Storage Period on Hatching Success in Pekin Ducks. JBES [Internet]. 2016 Jul. 1;10(28):29-34. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA47BD56MN