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Endocrine Interface of Environmental and Egg Factors Affecting Chick Quality by Decuypere, E, Bruggeman, V

“…Day-old chicks are the endproduct of the hatchery industry and form important starting material for the broiler farms. The major objective is to obtain a high…”
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Effects of egg storage time on spread of hatch, chick quality, and chick juvenile growth by Tona, K, Bamelis, F, De Ketelaere, B, Bruggeman, V, Moraes, V.M.B, Buyse, J, Onagbesan, O, Decuypere, E

“…A total of 1,800 incubating eggs produced by a commercial flock of Cobb broiler breeders was used to determine the effects of storage duration (3 or 18 d) on…”
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Critical Assessment of Chick Quality Measurements as an Indicator of Posthatch Performance by Willemsen, H., Everaert, N., Witters, A., De Smit, L., Debonne, M., Verschuere, F., Garain, P., Berckmans, D., Decuypere, E., Bruggeman, V.

“…For hatcheries, not only is it important to have a high level of hatchability, but the quality of the chicks provided also has to be good, because broiler…”
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Effects of Thermal Manipulation During Early and Late Embryogenesis on Thermotolerance and Breast Muscle Characteristics in Broiler Chickens by Collin, A, Berri, C, Tesseraud, S, Rodon, F.E.R, Skiba-Cassy, S, Crochet, S, Duclos, M.J, Rideau, N, Tona, K, Buyse, J

“…Genetic selection has significantly improved the muscle development of fast-growing broiler chickens in the last 50 yr. However, improvement in muscle growth…”
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effects of the spread of hatch and interaction with delayed feed access after hatch on broiler performance until seven days of age by Careghi, C, Tona, K, Onagbesan, O, Buyse, J, Decuypere, E, Bruggeman, V

“…Delay in access to feed for 1-d-old chicks impairs posthatch growth. It is a standard practice that 1-d-old chicks are deprived of feed for about 48 h before…”
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Broiler Breeder Paradox: ethical, genetic and physiological perspectives, and suggestions for solutions by Decuypere, E, Bruggeman, V, Everaert, N, Li, Yue, Boonen, R, Tavernier, J. de, Janssens, S, Buys, N

“…1. Due to intensive selection, broiler chickens became the most efficient meat-producing animals because of their fast growth, supported by a virtually…”
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Effects of age of broiler breeders and egg storage on egg quality, hatchability, chick quality, chick weight, and chick posthatch growth to forty-two days by Tona, K, Onagbesan, O, De Ketelaere, B, Decuypere, E, Bruggeman, V

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Comparison of Cobb and Ross strains in embryo physiology and chick juvenile growth by Tona, K, Onagbesan, O.M, Kamers, B, Everaert, N, Bruggeman, V, Decuypere, E

“…Broiler performance is known to be related to embryonic developmental parameters. However, strain or genotype differences with regard to embryo physiological…”
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Effects of genotype and feed allowance on plasma luteinizing hormones, follicle-stimulating hormones, progesterone, estradiol levels, follicle differentiation, and egg production rates of broiler breeder hens by Onagbesan, O.M, Metayer, S, Tona, K, Williams, J, Decuypere, E, Bruggeman, V

“…The aim of this study was to compare and relate plasma hormone levels of luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), progesterone (P4),…”
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Acclimation to Heat During Incubation: 3. Body Weight, Cloacal Temperatures, and Blood Acid-Base Balance in Broilers Exposed to Daily High Temperatures by Yalçin, S, Çabuk, M, Bruggeman, V, Babacanoğlu, E, Buyse, J, Decuypere, E, Siegel, P.B

“…The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of parental age and heat acclimation during incubation on BW, cloacal temperature, and blood…”
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Acclimation to Heat During Incubation. 1. Embryonic Morphological Traits, Blood Biochemistry, and Hatching Performance by Yalçin, S., Çabuk, M., Bruggeman, V., Babacanoğlu, E., Buyse, J., Decuypere, E., Siegel, P. B.

“…Eggs obtained from broiler breeders at 32 (young), 42 (middle aged), and 65 wk (old) were used to measure the effects of heat acclimation during incubation on…”
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Acclimation to heat during incubation: 4. Blood hormones and metabolites in broilers exposed to daily high temperatures by Yalçın, S, Bruggeman, V, Buyse, J, Decuypere, E, Çabuk, M, Siegel, P.B

“…The objective of the present experiment was to study the effects of parental age and heat acclimation of embryos on blood metabolites and hormones of broilers…”
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Acclimation to Heat During Incubation. 2. Embryo Composition and Residual Egg Yolk Sac Fatty Acid Profiles in Chicks by Yalçin, S, Bağdatlioğlu, N, Bruggeman, V, Babacanoğlu, E, Uysal, İ, Buyse, J, Decuypere, E, Siegel, P.B

“…The aim of the research was to evaluate embryo composition and changes in egg yolk fatty acid composition during embryonic development as a function of…”
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Comparison of a modern broiler and layer strain during embryonic development and the hatching process by Everaert, N, Willemsen, H, Smit, L. De, Witters, A, Baerdemaeker, J. De, Decuypere, E, Bruggeman, V

“…1. This research focused on the embryonic development of broiler and layer embryos. 2. Egg, embryo and yolk weights were measured and partial pressure of gases…”
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Comparison of embryo physiological parameters during incubation, chick quality, and growth performance of three lines of broiler breeders differing in genetic composition and growth rate by Tona, K, Onagbesan, O.M, Jego, Y, Kamers, B, Decuypere, E, Bruggeman, V

“…In broiler breeder management, stringent feed restriction is practiced to reduce body size in order to improve egg production and meet broiler production…”
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Acid–base balance in chicken embryos ( Gallus domesticus ) incubated under high CO2 concentrations during the first 10 days of incubation by Bruggeman, V, Witters, A, De Smit, L, Debonne, M, Everaert, N, Kamers, B, Onagbesan, O.M, Degraeve, P, Decuypere, E

“…Abstract Recent studies show the importance of differential CO2 levels during the first half of incubation of chicken eggs on embryonic and postnatal growth…”
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Effect of four percent carbon dioxide during the second half of incubation on embryonic development, hatching parameters, and posthatch growth by Everaert, N, Kamers, B, Witters, A, De Smit, L, Debonne, M, Decuypere, E, Bruggeman, V

“…In this study, broiler embryos were exposed during the second half of incubation [embryonic day (ED) 10 until ED18] to 4% CO(2). The CO(2) was set to reach 2%…”
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Non-ventilation during early incubation in combination with dexamethasone administration during late incubation: 1. Effects on physiological hormone levels, incubation duration and hatching events by Tona, K., Onagbesan, O., Bruggeman, V., De Smit, L., Figueiredo, D., Decuypere, E.

“…This study investigated the effect of non-ventilation of the incubator during the first 10 days of incubation and its combination with dexamethasone…”
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The impact of nutrient density in terms of energy and/or protein on live performance, metabolism and carcass composition of female and male broiler chickens of two commercial broiler strains by Delezie, E., Bruggeman, V., Swennen, Q., Decuypere, E., Huyghebaert, G.

“…Summary The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of diet composition on performance, slaughter yield and plasma metabolites, as different…”
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Interaction between ascites susceptibility and CO2 during the second half of incubation of two broiler lines: the effect on post-hatch development and ascites mortality by Everaert, N, Willemsen, H, Debonne, M, Witters, A, Kamers, B, Darras, V.M, de Baerdemaeker, J, Decuypere, E, Bruggeman, V

“…1. The aim of this study was to investigate if genetic predisposition to ascites interacts with changed incubation conditions, and how this might affect the…”
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