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

H. Willemsen, Nadia Everaert, A. Witters, +7

Poultry Science

FitnessEducationPredictive ValueChick LengthAnimal Study +15

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, +5

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology

BiologyIncubation ChangesDevelopmental BiologyEmbryonic Developmental PlasticityDevelopmental Trajectories +7

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, +5

World s Poultry Science Journal

FertilityEmbryo GrowthGas Exchange ProcessReproductive BiologyEmbryology +16

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

Marnix Van Loock, Tom Geens, L. De Smit, +6

Veterinary Microbiology

Poultry DiseasePathogenesisBelgian Turkey FarmsMicrobiologyInfection Control +5

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, +8

Poultry Science

Non-ventilation during early incubation in combination with dexamethasone administration during late incubation: 1. Effects on physiological hormone levels, incubation duration and hatching events

K. Tona, O.M. Onagbesan, V. Bruggeman, +3

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Animal PhysiologyLate IncubationMedicinePhysiologyDexamethasone Administration +5

Acid–base balance in chicken embryos (Gallus domesticus) incubated under high CO2 concentrations during the first 10 days of incubation

V. Bruggeman, A. Witters, L. De Smit, +6

Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology

BiologyAnimal PhysiologyAnimal ReproductionDevelopmental BiologyAnimal Science +13

Effect of Four Percent Carbon Dioxide During the Second Half of Incubation on Embryonic Development, Hatching Parameters, and Posthatch Growth

Nadia Everaert, B. Kamers, A. Witters, +4

Poultry Science

FertilityReproductive BiologyPosthatch GrowthEmbryologyEmbryo Culture +18

Comparison of a modern broiler and layer strain during embryonic development and the hatching process

Nadia Everaert, H. Willemsen, L. De Smit, +4

British Poultry Science

FertilityModern BroilerYolk WeightsReproductive BiologyEmbryology +16

Comparison of three lines of broilers differing in ascites susceptibility or growth rate. 2. Egg weight loss, gas pressures, embryonic heat production, and physiological hormone levels

L. De Smit, K. Tona, V. Bruggeman, +4

Poultry Science

FertilityReproductive BiologyEmbryologyGrowth RatePublic Health +19