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Influence of incubation management on pipping position, hatching ability and survival of ostrich chicks

2011
Issue: 3
Volume: 41

Z. Brand, S.W.P. Cloete, I.A. Malecki & C.R. Brown Page: 265 - 274

2024-12-05
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Despite numerous studies, the effect of artificial incubation on the hatchability and survival of near-term ostrich chicks is still not well understood. Records from 13 975 eggs with embryos of 35 days and older, artificially incubated between 2006 and 2008,…

2008
Issue: 1
Volume: 38

S.W.P. Cloete, M.M. Brand, L.C. Hoffman and M. Muller Page: 65 - 73

2024-12-05
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Data obtained from a pair-mated ostrich flock located at Oudtshoorn in South Africa were used to derive line differences for live weight and reproduction performance in sexually mature ostriches of the Zimbabwean Blue (ZB) and South African Black (SAB) strains…