Data/hora: 02/06/2024 08:40:57

Provedor de dados: | 89
País: | Brazil
Título: | A morphometric method of sexing white layer eggs
Autores: | Yilmaz-Dikmen,B; Dikmen,S.
Data: | 2013-09-01
Ano: | 2013
Palavras-chave: | Morphometric measurements; Pre-incubation; Sexing; Layer.
Resumo: | The present study was carried out to determine the sex of the fertilized white layer eggs with using morphological measurements. A total of 300 Super Nick White Layer (54 wks of age) eggs were incubated and sexed in the end of incubation period. Before incubation egg length, width and weight were measured. The egg volume and shape index were estimated with using these measurements for each egg. The effect of egg weight and replicate number was not significant on the sex of the hatching chick (p &amp;gt; 0.05). The effects of egg shape index (p = 0.001), egg length (p = 0.0018), egg width (p &lt; 0.01) and volume (p = 0.004) of the egg had significant effect on the sex of hatching chick. According to the results of the current study, morphological measurements of the pre-incubated egg might be an indicator of sex of the hatching chick. The shape index and egg volume were more informative for the likelihood of the sex of hatching chick. According to the positive results of the current study, it is possible to incubate more female chicks with using the morphological measurements of egg. This may increase the incubation capacity and decrease the number male chicks that are killed at layer hatcheries.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2013000300006
Editor: | Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas
Relação: | 10.1590/S1516-635X2013000300006
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science  v.15 n.3 2013
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess