L. De Smit

Critical Assessment of Chick Quality Measurements as an Indicator of Posthatch Performance

H. Willemsen, Nadia Everaert, A. Witters et al. · Poultry Science · 2008 · 188 citations · Full text

Fitness, Education, Predictive Value +17

Embryonic developmental plasticity of the chick: Increased CO2 during early stages of incubation changes the developmental trajectories during prenatal and postnatal growth

L. De Smit, V. Bruggeman, Jacob Kokou Tona et al. · Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology · 2006 · 102 citations

Biology, Incubation Changes, Developmental Biology +9

Gas exchange during storage and incubation of Avian eggs: effects on embryogenesis, hatchability, chick quality and post-hatch growth

O.M. Onagbesan, V. Bruggeman, L. De Smit et al. · World s Poultry Science Journal · 2007 · 79 citations · Full text

Fertility, Embryo Growth, Gas Exchange Process +18

Key role of Chlamydophila psittaci on Belgian turkey farms in association with other respiratory pathogens

Marnix Van Loock, Tom Geens, L. De Smit et al. · Veterinary Microbiology · 2005 · 73 citations

Poultry Disease, Pathogenesis, Belgian Turkey Farms +7

The Effect of Nonventilation During Early Incubation on the Embryonic Development of Chicks of Two Commercial Broiler Strains Differing in Ascites Susceptibility

L. De Smit, V. Bruggeman, M. Debonne et al. · Poultry Science · 2008 · 59 citations · Full text