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Embryo development and hatchery practice in poultry production / edited by Dr. Nick French.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science ; 134.
- Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science ; 134
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poultry--Embryology.
- Poultry.
- Poultry--Hatcheries.
- Embryology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxv, 447 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, UK : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, 2023
- Biography/History:
- Dr Nick French is former Head of Technical Transfer at Aviagen, one of the world's foremost poultry breeding companies. Over a career of nearly 40 years, Nick has been Director of the Aviagen Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEAA) School responsible for training in the poultry industry. He is a former President of the Incubation and Fertility Research Group (IFRG), one of the Working Groups of the World's Poultry Science Association (WPSA), and has published widely in the area of poultry embryo development and hatchery science. His distinguished contribution to both research and practice has been recognised in the Nick French Award.
- Contents:
- Genetic selection to improve reproductive traits in chickens
- Managing breeder poultry flocks to optimise hatchability and chick health
- Advances in understanding the development of defences against pathogens in the chicken egg
- Assessing poultry semen quality
- Key stages of embryo development in poultry
- Chicken egg storage and transport.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781801462549
- 1801462542
- 9781003411123
- 1003411126
- 9781801462532
- 1801462534
- Publisher Number:
- 99995637806
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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