HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Tests in the U.S., Europe and Australasia have demonstrated big improvements in hatchability and chick quality when stored eggs are given short periods at incubation temperature during storage (SPIDES), according to a report from Aviagen.
Dr. Dinah Nicholson, Aviagen global manager, hatchery development and support, said, “The improvement in hatchability we see when we use SPIDES on stored eggs is a fantastically exciting step forward in our technical knowledge and understanding. When market conditions are poor, or when order sizes are variable, longer periods of egg storage become unavoidable. Extended egg storage invariably causes lower hatchability, and. . .
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