Aerospace technology to produce robust chicks

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. By Wiebe van der Sluis The role of hatchery managers in maximising broiler performance is much bigger than one may