Reproduction and Incubation

Below are listed information topics that apply to reproduction and incubation of poultry and game birds. Additional information that may be of interest to these producers can be found in other links shown on the "Poultry Extension" page.

Information not included in these pages can also be requested from Mississippi State University; Poultry Science Department; Box 9665; Mississippi State, MS 39762 or by e-mail at poultry@dept.msstate.edu.

Hatching Quality Chicks
A publication that discusses all incubation requirements for hatching strong chicks of most species of commercially produced poultry.

Hatchery Management Guide
A guide for small commercial hatchery managers to attain maximum chick hatchability.

Care and Incubation of Hatching Eggs
A guide for those individuals who are incubating eggs for the first time.

Troubleshooting Incubation Failures
A troubleshooting guide for determining causes for hatching failures and suggested remedies for correcting the problems.

The Only Good Broiler Breeder Egg Is a Fertilized Egg
An information sheet that discusses the importance of healthy parent birds for the production of healthy chicks.

Avian Embryo
A scientific discussion of the formation of an egg and the stages that the chick progresses through during incubation. Included are experiments and exhibits for educators plus diagrams for constructing two small incubators.

Sanitation - Cleaning and Disinfectants
A discussion of principles and methods used to reduce the number of disease organisms in hatcheries.

General Characteristics of Disinfectants
A listing of the attibutes and deficiencies of common disinfectants used in poultry facilities.

General Resources of the MCES

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Last modified: Wednesday, 4-October-2000.
URL: http://www.msstate.edu/Dept/Poultry/psindust.htm
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