ORIGINAL PAPER
Impact of hen treatment with bee pollen and thermal manipulation
during early egg incubation period on the hatchability
and embryonic development of chicks
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Sohag University, Faculty of Agriculture, Poultry Production Department, 82524 Sohag, Egypt
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Agriculture Research Center, Animal Production Research Institute, Poultry Breeding Department, Dokki, Giza, 12618, Egypt
Publication date: 2018-12-20
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A. A. Abuoghaba
Sohag University, Faculty of Agriculture, Poultry Production Department, 82524 Sohag, Egypt
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2018;27(4):341-348
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The aim of the experiment was to evaluate the effect of different
incubation temperatures on hatchability, embryonic development and physiological
responses of chicks produced from hens treated with bee pollen (BP).
In total, 600 Sinai hatching eggs were equally collected from hens treated with
0, 500, 1000 and 1500 mg BP/kg diet (four dietary groups) and then divided into
two equal incubation groups. In the group 1, eggs were incubated at normal temperature
(37.5 °C) up to the day 18, while those in the group 2 were incubated
at the same conditions except 3 days (days 6, 7 and 8) during which eggs were
exposed to chronic temperature (40 °C) for 3 h a day. The highest relative water
loss (RWL) and embryonic mortality (EM) were observed in the chronic group
(P ≤ 0.05) as compared with control. The hatchability percentages for set (HSE)
and fertile eggs (HFE) in the chronic group were significantly (P ≤ 0.05) decreased,
while dead after piping (DAP) was insignificantly increased in comparison
with control. Blood heterophils : lymphocytes (H : L) ratio, and triiodothyronine
(T3) and thyroxin (T4) levels were significantly (P ≤ 0.05) influenced by incubation
temperatures. Egg weight (EW8d) (at dose 1000 mg BP/kg), HSE, HFE for eggs
produced from hens treated with BP were significantly (P ≤ 0.05) higher, while the
percentages of DAP (for doses 500 and 1000 mg BP/kg) and EM were significantly
(P ≤ 0.05) lower in comparison with control. T3 plasma content (for doses 500
and 1000 mg BP/kg) for chicks from BP-treated hens was significantly (P ≤ 0.05)
higher, while H : L ratio (for doses 500 and 1000 mg BP/kg) was significantly
(P ≤ 0.05) lower as compared with control. The obtained results showed that
eggs exposure to higher temperature in early incubation period negatively influenced
hatchability, and chick quality traits and haematological parameters;
however the addition of BP into hen diet can improve the examined parameters
and so reduce the adverse effects of high incubation temperature.
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