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Title A STUDY OF THE OPERATIONS OF A COMMERCIAL HATCHERY IN GHANA | ||
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http://dspace.knust.edu.gh/dspace/handle/123456789/765 | ||
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Date 1998 | ||
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Author(s) Olyinpio, Oscar.S.; Menon, Sujit | ||
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Abstract The operations of a commercial hatchery in Ghana were studied and records covering a period of thirteen months were compiled and analysed. The hatchery studied is a unit of a fully integrated farm. Its eggs were stored in an air conditioned room and were set twice a week. The layer chicks were harvested on Mondays and broiler chicks on Thursdays. The records indicated that 775,403 broiler eggs were set and 595,709 saleable broiler chicks were hatched: this represented 76.8% of eggs set and 85.1 % of fertile eggs. Out of the 835.539 layer eggs set a total of 623,841 saleable chicks (50%. 1% pullet chicks and 49.9% cockerel chicks) were hatched, the saleable chicks value was 74.7% of eggs set and 89.9% of fertile eggs. In both broilers and layers fertility declined with advancing age of the breeders. The problems observed and their possible solutions have been discussed. | ||
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Publisher KNUST | ||
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Identifier 0855-0395 | ||
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Repository Kumasi - Kwame Nkrumah University 
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