Professional paper

NATURAL HATCHING OF DOMESTIC POULTRY

M. Ostović ; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb
Ž. Pavičić ; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb
T. Balenović ; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb
Anamaria Ekert Kabalin ; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb

Abstract

Natural incubation of eggs of domestic poultry means placing certain number of eggs of particular poultry species under broody individual of same or other poultry species. Depending on species, egg incubation lasts differently long. Offspring is commonly hatched in spring and summer months, optimum period of hatching. Choise of broody hen, quality and number of eggs, which will be put under broody hen, are prerequisite of every successful incubation. Accommodation conditions, feeding, and handling of broody hens during egg incubation, will influence on final production results. Natural hatching today is only practiced by rare rural establishments, breeders of ornamental poultry breeds and people who do it as hobby, and it is also carried out with the purpose of breed elevation to produce more quality and more resistant offspring.

Keywords

domestic poultry; eggs; natural hatching; offspring

Hrčak ID:

26708

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/26708

Publication date:

15.9.2008.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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