Newly hatched chicks are very sensitive to environmental factors. Feed availability and ambient temperatures are such factors. Recent research indicates that early post hatch feed and the composition of this feed positively affect early development and improve the hatchlings’ resistance against cold. By Dr. Roos Molenaar, senior researcher HatchTech and Dr. Henry van den Brand, Associate Professor, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
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