Hatchability of bobwhite quail eggs incubated in various temperature combinations.
Five experiments were conducted to compare the effects of various incubation temperature combinations on the hatchability of Bobwhite quail eggs. A starting incubation temperature of 40.6 C resulted in numerically lower hatchability. Incubation at 37.5 C resulted in a greater number of pipped, unhatched eggs, and a later, less uniform hatch. Temperatures during the hatching period (22 to 25 days of incubation) of 36.9 C and 38.1 C resulted in lower hatchability than the hatching temperature of 37.5 C.
D000818:Animals; D003088:Colinus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D004531:Eggs; D007185:Incubators / Q000662:veterinary; D011784:Quail / Q000502:physiology*; D013696:Temperature