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La producción avícola moderna no estaría donde está actualmente sin unas incubadoras desarrolladas como un vínculo esencial entre las reproductoras y la producción final. La labor de las incubadoras modernas ha propiciado la especialización y la ampliación de procesos, que traen consigo una producción más rentable.

Hatcheries with a capacity of one and a half million eggs set a week are no longer unusual. These larger companies require increasing levels of automation, to ensure that growing numbers of hatching eggs and chicks are transported safely and effi ciently, while complying with rigorous standards of hygiene, ergonomics and animal welfare. In response to these developments, Pas Reform acquired LAN, the company’s established partner in handling and transport solutions.

Zonder verse lucht loopt het CO₂-gehalte in hoog tempo op, wat al heel snel levensbedreigend wordt voor de embryo’s. Nimmer falende klimaatinstallaties zijn voor de broederijbranche dus van levensbelang. Bij Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies uit het Gelderse Zeddam weten ze dat als geen ander.

The age of the flock, number of storage days and incubation programme are typically included in the analysis and optimisation of hatchery results, but very often, insufficient attention is paid to the quality of the hatching eggs. While external quality is usually considered, there is much debate regarding internal quality control on a regular basis.

Het uitbroeden van eieren is een uitgekiend hightech en volledig geautomatiseerd proces, dat bol staat van innovatie. Pas Reform, bouwer van eierbroedmachines kent mooie tijden. De wereldwijde consumptie van pluimveevlees zit in de lift. De ambitie is erop gericht sterke en gezonde kuikens te produceren die zo min mogelijk antibiotica nodig hebben. Een hot item in de vleesindustrie.

Os incubatórios brasileiros têm buscado se profissionalizar e se manter atualizados com as últimas tecnologias disponíveis no mercado, principalmente no que se refere à climatização e aos sistemas de incubação, haja vista a predominante presença do sistema estágio único no mercado brasileiro em projetos recentes.

Paragon used to produce about 1 million DOC/week in 2006-07. But this dropped by half in subsequent years due to the impact from the bird flu, which forced farmers to suspend production.

La producción moderna requiere aves que crezcan uniformemente y eficientemente, lo que significa que la mayor parte de su nutrición vaya dirigida a la producción. Las aves eficientes son resistentes a las condiciones estresantes y usan tan solo pequeñas cantidades de nutrientes para el mantenimiento de los sistemas fisiológicos básicos.

A boa eclodibilidade depende da união de todos os parâmetros cruciais da incubação. Um desses importantes parâmetros é a perda de peso (ou perda de umidade). Os ovos devem perder de 11 a 13 % do peso inicial durante os primeiros 18 ou 19 dias de incubação.

In this article, the viability of the embryo in unincubated eggs is discussed in relation to development in the hen’s body and during egg handling on the farm and at the hatchery.

Indian broiler integrator Sneha Farms is doubling the capacity of its broiler farming and feedmilling operations to support the expansion of its chicken retail business and improve bird performance and meat quality.

In Zeddam, fraai gelegen in het Montferlandse heuvellandschap, is Pas Reform gevestigd. Een van de mondiale marktleiders op het gebied van de ontwikkeling en bouw van broedmachines, broederij automatiseringssystemen en HVAC systemen. Om de wereldwijde concurrentie steeds een stap voor te blijven, broedt het bijna 100-jarige familiebedrijf dagelijks op innovatieve oplossingen die de toon zetten in de markt. Samen met leveranciers zoals Phoenix Contact.

Artigo destaca a importância do balanço entre água e calor durante o processo de incubação, além de abordar a questão da condutância da casca dos ovos. Possíveis complicações durante o processo de nascimento estão intimamente ligadas à condutância da casca e ao equilíbrio térmico do embrião.

In commercial poultry farming, the hatchery is the turning table where eggs and chicks at the same time are together in large numbers. Strict hygiene practices are essential to avoid contamination and spreading of disease. This strongly depends on the positioning and lay-out of the hatchery, but also on the procedures to be followed.

A avicultura moderna demanda aves robustas que cresçam de forma uniforme e eficiente. Aves eficientes são resistentes a condições estressantes, como mudanças ambientais. Já a robustez é um critério sanitário que se inicia na vida embrionária e permite que o sistema funcione normalmente mesmo sob mudanças climáticas. E a temperatura de incubação pode influenciar significativamente nesses índices ainda durante o desenvolvimento embrionário.

Embora seja a otimização do clima no interior da incubadora a responsável por melhor suportar as necessidades dos embriões em crescimento, o controle climático em outros locais do incubatório também gera uma contribuição importante para a eficiência da planta.

Modern poultry producers prefer birds that equally and efficiently grow to their ideal processing weight. Hatchery managers are therefore expected to produce large numbers of uniform, robust day-old chicks that can easily cope with the harsh conditions of the production environment. Circadian incubation™ offers tools that have been designed with the help of aerospace technology.

Just like in any industrial process, poultry production is routine-based, with careful management to improve the predictability of the results. Achieving day-old chicks with high uniformity is of crucial importance to deliver predictable results. This begins with a uniform breeder fl ock that produces uniform eggs.

Eggs are fertilised in the oviduct before being laid, after which the hatchery has no power to change their status. It is for this reason that fertility - technically expressed as the percentage of fertile eggs - is fully dependent on conditions on the farm and can only be influenced there.

Research shows a positive and sustained effect on hatchability, robustness, final bodyweight and feed conversion ratios, when periodic temperature increases are administered during the last days of incubation (maturation phase). This article discusses progress in the development of modular singlestage equipment for circadian incubation – equipment that supports the use of thermal stimulation for the production of uniform batches of robust, high quality chicks in the modern hatchery.