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Development of a Cost-Effective and High-Efficiency Incubator for Small-Scale Poultry Farmers to Maximize Hatchability and Brood Quality

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Title Development of a Cost-Effective and High-Efficiency Incubator for Small-Scale Poultry Farmers to Maximize Hatchability and Brood Quality
 
Creator Rathnayake, Chamod
Herath, Sandeepa
Pathirana, Sandamal
Lakmini, G.W.A.S.
Thilakarathne, Sanjaya
 
Subject egg incubator
hatching time
poultry production
small-scale farmers
 
Description Today, small-scale poultry farming plays a significant role in meeting the global demand for poultry products. It is no secret that small-scale farmers' profitability is strongly impacted by the effectiveness of egg incubation, a key stage in poultry production. Brood quality and hatchability are strongly affected by temperature, humidity, ventilation, and turning during the incubation stage. Considering all these factors, designing an accurate, affordable, and effective incubator has become a challenging task. Incubation systems are now widely used by large-scale chicken farmers but small-scale poultry producers do not employ them as frequently. The lack of finance and technology has hindered the efforts of numerous small-scale chicken farmers who have expressed interest in employing incubation systems. Taking all these factors into consideration, this research has developed a highly efficient and cost-effective egg incubator that satisfies the special needs of small-scale poultry farmers to solve those problems. The results of this studyshowed remarkable efficiency of up to 90% with a high yield of eggs stored in the compact incubator by maintaining optimal conditions of temperature, humidity, ventilation, egg turning, and other critical factors. In addition, this creative approach can contribute more to the growth of small-scale farmers' economy and to meet the global demand for poultry products
 
Publisher The Indian Society of Animal Production and Management
 
Date 2024-10-02
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAPM/article/view/153711
10.48165/ijapm.2024.40.4.5
 
Source Indian Journal of Animal Production and Management; Vol. 40 No. 4 (2024): Indian Journal of Animal Production and Management; 243-250
2350-0182
0970-1524
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAPM/article/view/153711/56090
 
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