Organic acids improve broiler breeder hatchability and chick quality

A recently published study shows how organic acids improve broiler breeders’ hatchability and chick quality by reducing embryonic mortality and total bacterial counts before hatch, while giving birds a better starting weight and immune response post hatch. Hatchability – the percentage of eggs that hatch – is a trait of economic importance in the poultry industry; it depends on genetic and environmental factors. However, genetic analysis studies show that the trait of hatchability has l