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Animal Refresher, Poultry Science
Incubation Related Problems
Which of the following is an incubation related problem?
- Early embryonic death
- Piped egg
- Dead-in-shell
- All of the above — Correct Answer
Explanation:
Correct Answer: All of the above
All three are recognised incubation-related problems:
- Early embryonic death: Embryo dies in the first few days — caused by too high or too low temperature, poor quality hatching eggs, or disease in parent flock. Detected by blood ring on candling at 7th day.
- Piped egg (Pipped): Chick has cracked (pipped) the shell but cannot complete hatching — caused by low humidity/moisture in the hatcher, preventing the chick from rotating and breaking free.
- Dead-in-shell: Embryo fully develops but dies just before hatching — caused by poor ventilation, faulty turning, or nutritional deficiencies. Detected by 2nd candling on 18th day.
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