EFFECTS OF THERMAL CONDITIONING DURING HATCHING AND EARLY GROWTH ON HEAT TOLERANCE OF JAPANESE QUAIL

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• H. A. Khalil ¹
• A. M. Hassanein ²
• M. E. Mady ²
• M. Gerken ³

¹ Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Suez Canal, Ismailia, Egyp

² Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Suez Canal, Ismailia, Egypt

³ Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Göttingen, Albrecht Thaer Weg 3, 37075 Göttingen, Germany

Keywords

• Japanese quail
• thermal conditioning
• heat stress
• body weight
• rectal temperature
• hematocrit value
• oviposition day time