The Effect of Hatching System and Egg Weight on Hatching Traits in Turkish Geese: Hatch time, Hatchability and Gosling Quality Traits

Abstract

This study was performed to determine the effect of hatching system (house and hatcher) and egg weight (heavy and light) on pip-hatch time, hatchability and some gosling quality traits. A total of 389 eggs (fertile of candling) from 2-year-old Turkish Native Goose were used in the study. Before the incubation process, all eggs were individually numbered and weighed. Eggs were divided into heavy (≥160 g) and light (

Keywords

• egg weight
• gosling quality
• hatchability
• hatching system
• pip time