Optimizing egg incubation conditions in setters

Setters need to be carefully monitored and controlled to ensure healthy embryo development.

Mary Jo Davis
September 25, 2023
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Proper incubation requires a setter turning angle of 40-45 degrees. Courtesy Aviagen
Proper incubation requires a setter turning angle of 40-45 degrees. Courtesy Aviagen

Conditions within the setter play a critical role in hatching quality chicks. Maintaining setter conditions requires a fine balance between the air temperature, eggshell temperature, relative humidity, ventilation, and egg turning and positioning. 

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