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Research progress on the importance of incubation temperature for duck egg hatching and poultry production

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 October 2016

S. WEI ,
X. ZENG ,
C. HAN ,
H. LIU ,
L. LI  and
H. XU
S. WEI
Affiliation:
College of life science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, Sichuan, 625014, P.R. China
X. ZENG*
Affiliation:
College of life science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, Sichuan, 625014, P.R. China
C. HAN*
Affiliation:
Institute of Animal Breeding & Genetic, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 61130, P.R. China
H. LIU
Affiliation:
Institute of Animal Breeding & Genetic, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 61130, P.R. China
L. LI
Affiliation:
Institute of Animal Breeding & Genetic, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 61130, P.R. China
H. XU
Affiliation:
Institute of Animal Breeding & Genetic, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 61130, P.R. China
*
Corresponding authors: xyzeng1966@163.com and chunchunhai_510@163.com
Corresponding authors: xyzeng1966@163.com and chunchunhai_510@163.com
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Abstract

The ultimate goal of poultry hatching is to increase the hatching rate and to produce healthy hatched birds. In the incubation process, temperature is the most important factor for the egg hatching rate, the growth performance and offspring phenotype. This not only affects the early development of the offspring, but also has a continued influence on the physical characteristics of the birds, such as final body weight and meat quality. This article reviews the importance of incubation temperature on offspring phenotype, sex differentiation, organism immunity and the development of muscle fibre in poultry.

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poultry hatchingoffspring phenotypesex differentiationorganism immunity

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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 72 , Issue 4 , December 2016 , pp. 847 - 852
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Copyright © World's Poultry Science Association 2016 

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