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Effect of Spirulina and Canthaxanthin Injection into Hatching Eggs on Hatchability Traits and Subsequent Growth Performance of Chicks

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This work aimed to analyze the result of in-ovo injection at the 14th day of hatching period on hatchability, embryonic mortality (%) and subsequent growth performance additionally physiological status for hatched chicks. A 540 hatching Sinai eggs were collected, weighted (52 ± 1 g), distributed into 6 groups and incubated. At the 14th day of incubation, all eggs were candled then total fertile eggs of each group spliced into equal 3 replicates. Experimental groups were organized as follow: negative control (NC) without injection while the other groups were injected with sterile distilled water alone as a positive control (PC), spirulina (SP) with 2.5 and 5.0 mg/egg, canthaxanthin (CX) with 0.025 and 0.050 mg/egg, respectively. Results indicated that the highest value of hatchability (%) of fertile eggs was achieved by injected eggs with 0.050 mg CX/egg followed by in-ovo injection with 2.5 mg SP/egg in comparison with the PC and NC groups. In-ovo injection with 0.050 mg CX/egg resulted in a heavier chick body weight at 8 days after hatch and relative heart weight than other treatments and the control groups. Chicks produced from the eggs injected with 0.050 mg CX / egg recorded a significant improvement in BW at 28 days of age and subsequent BWG than other injected groups and NC during 0-28 days of age. The highest value of the survival ratio percentage was recorded for chicks produced from injected eggs with 2.5 mg SP/ egg. Total protein, globulin and HDL recorded higher (P≤0.01) values in chick's serum by injected hatching eggs with 0.025 and 0.050 mg CX/egg in comparison with NC group, however, total cholesterol and LDL recorded the lower value. It was concluded that, in-ovo injection Sinai hen's eggs with spirulina and canthaxanthin could be used to improve hatchability and decrease embryonic mortality (%) and enhance subsequent growth performance additionally physiological situation of hatched chicks.                                                                       

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10.21608/jappmu.2019.53486

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in-ovo injection, Spirulina, canthaxanthin, hatching traits, Growth performance

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F. S. A.

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Ismail

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Poultry Prod. Dep., Fac. of Agric. Mansoura Univ.

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Kh. El.

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Sherif

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Poultry Prod. Dep., Fac. of Agric. Mansoura Univ.

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Y. S.

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Rizk

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APRI, Agric. Res. Cen., Min. of Agric. Dokki, Giza

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Montaha E. M.

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Hassan

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APRI, Agric. Res. Cen., Min. of Agric. Dokki, Giza

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10

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7

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8183

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2019-07-01

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2019-07-01

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2019-07-01

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197

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202

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2090-3642

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2090-3723

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Journal of Animal and Poultry Production

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Effect of Spirulina and Canthaxanthin Injection into Hatching Eggs on Hatchability Traits and Subsequent Growth Performance of Chicks

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22 Jan 2023