Effect of egg mass and Turkey genotype on incubation results

Abstract

Our investigations were carried out with the aim of testing the values obtained during the incubation of breeder eggs in diverse turkey hen proveniances, including 300 breeder eggs of three hybrids ( Hybro 2,000, Hybro 3,000 and Nicholas). Egg fertility, hatchability and the egg mass losses dynamics for each hybrid line was examined, as well as those concerning weight of each group of eggs. Based on obtained results, the lighter eggs displayed better values relating to both fertility and hatchability than heavier ones in all the three turkey hen proveniances. From the genotype standpoint, the best egg fertility prevailed in the eggs from the parental breeder flock of the proveniance Hybro 3,000, and they also had the best hatchability.