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hatchability

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hatchability
the percentage of eggs set to hatch that in fact hatch. Governed by many factors especially nutritional adequacy.


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George Arscott, head of the Oregon Stat University Poultry Science Department, also urges that cottonseed meal not be used in breeding or laying rations since this protein supplement contains a toxin that can reduce hatchability and produce strange coloration in eggs, especially if the eggs are stored several weeks before being eaten.
 
 
 
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