ENHANCEMENT OF EMBRYONIC AND HATCHING PERFORMANCE OF RHODE-ISLAND RED CHICKEN BY EXPOSING INCUBATED EGGS TO LIGHT PULSES IN RELATION TO THEIR SHELL PIGMENTATION

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• M. F.A. Farghly ¹
• O. H. El-Garhy ²
• M. G. Abdelfattah ³

¹ Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Assuit University

² Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Egypt

³ Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture University of Assiut (71516), Egypt

Keywords

• Light pulses
• shell pigmentation
• embryonic and hatch performance
• Rhode Island chicken