In Côte d'Ivoire, the local hen breeding constitutes nearly 70% of national poultry livestock in Côte d'Ivoire. Local hens of Côte d'Ivoire in general, are less known by scientific community because it is almost fewer... more
In Côte d'Ivoire, the local hen breeding constitutes nearly 70% of national poultry livestock in Côte d'Ivoire. Local hens of Côte d'Ivoire in general, are less known by scientific community because it is almost fewer characterized. In this context, it is necessary to work with the aim of improving local hens' productivity in order to contribute at food self-sufficiency. Therefore, the present study was carried out to assess the shelf life and placement of the egg before brooding.240 eggs from 82 local hens aged 36 weeks were divided in 6 batches of 40 eggs each. At first 3 batches were stored during 3 days, 5 days and 10 days respectively for batch 1, batch 2 and batch 3. Secondarily, the 3 others batches were stored during 5 days using 3 breeding positions namely vertical position with small end up, vertical position with the small end down and the horizontal position. Influences of storage duration on eggs weight and position of eggs on hatchability characteristic...
