THE EFFECT OF PRE-INCUBATION POST HATCIDNG
STORAGE PERIODS ON
GROWTH PERFORMANCE
OF BROILER
CmCKEN
BY
OLA~ON,ADETONAIBRAHIM (2006/0604)
DEPARTMENT
OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION
A PROJECT
AND HEALTH
REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE
COLLEGE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION.
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR
',:
AWARD OF BACHELOR
OF AGRICULTURE
HONS) OF THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY
DEGREE (B.AGRIC
OF AGRICUI,TURE~
ABEOKUTA OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
JULY, 2012
CERTIFICATION
I certify that OLAJUWON,
A.I. (Matric. No 2006/0604) of the Department of Animal
Production and Health, College of animal Science and Livestock Production,
Federal
University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun state, Nigeria carried out this research work under my supervision.
DR. L.T EGBEY ALE
Date
SUPERVISOR
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ABSTRACT The study was carried out to determine the effect of different pre-incubation
storage
periods on post hatch growth performance of broilers hatched from eggs purchased from a reputable farm in Abeokuta, Ogun state, Nigeria. A total of 4groups of 30 broiler chicks were used in the study. The chicks were hatched from eggs that were stored for 0, 4, 8 or 12 days and were randomly divided into 3 replicates. A deep litter system bedded with wood shavings as litter in an environmentally controlled pen under standard management practice. Data were subjected to one-way analysis of variance.
At the chick phase, egg
storage periods had a significant (P<0.05) effect on the final weight, total weight gain, weight gain/day, total feed intake and feed intake/day. However egg storage periods does not have significant
(P>O.05) effect on the feed conversion
Meanwhile pre-incubation
ratio
and mortality.
storage periods only had significant (P<0.05) effect on the
initial weight at the chick phase. It was concluded that hatching eggs could be stored at
is-c
up to 12 days before incubation
without any adverse
performance of broiler chicks.
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effect on the growth