The effect of sealing the eggshell of cracked hatching eggs with surgical tape on egg weight, embryonic development, hatching traits, chick quality, post-hatch growth, carcass, and organ traits at 3 days of age

KURŞUN K., Abdallah N., BAYLAN M.

Tropical Animal Health and Production, cilt.57, sa.8, 2025 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 57 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11250-025-04700-4
  • Dergi Adı: Tropical Animal Health and Production
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Environment Index, Veterinary Science Database
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Broiler, Embryology, Hairline crack, Hatching, Incubation, Performance, Sealing, Surgical tape
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study investigated the effect of sealing the eggshell of cracked hatching eggs with surgical tape on egg weight, embryonic development, hatching traits, chick quality, post-hatch growth, carcass, and organ traits at 3 days of age. While egg weight (EW) was significantly lowest in cracked unsealed eggs (A2), the egg weight loss (Ew-L) was significantly highest in A2(P < 0.05). At embryonic day (ED) 14, the eye width (Ey-w), and wing length (WL) were significantly higher in A2 compared to A1 (control) and A3 (sealed eggs) (P < 0.05). However, the embryo traits at ED 19 did not statistically vary among the experimental groups (P > 0.05). While hatchability of set eggs (HSE), chick weight at hatch (CWH), and chick yield (CY) were statistically lowest in A2, embryonic mortality (EM) was highest in A2(P < 0.05). However, the hatchability of fertile eggs (HFE) did not vary among the groups (P > 0.05). While the chick weight was highest in A1 the chick length was lowest in A2 (P < 0.05). Chick appearance and eye score were poorest in A2 and A3, respectively (P < 0.05). The activity, leg, and navel scores did not vary among the groups (P > 0.05). The BW at 3 days of age was highest in A1 (P < 0.05) however, the body weight gain (BWG) and feed intake (FI) did not vary among the groups (P > 0.05). The proventriculus yield (Prov-y) was significantly lowest in A1 however, gizzard weight (Gz-w) was statistically highest in A3 (P < 0.05). It was therefore concluded that sealing the eggshell of cracked hatching eggs with surgical tape could serve as a potential mechanism in improving egg weight loss, embryonic development, and hatchability traits.