A series of trials involving Coturnix quail, turkey and chicken
eggs was conducted to determine the effects on hatching performance
of varying amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide during storage in
plastic bags filled with nitrogen or air. Storage periods of 6 and 13
days were studied in tests involving...
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An attempt was made to create a hormonal environment of the
uterus comparable to that near the time of natural laying and to
eliminate the effect of a hard-shelled egg on fertilization. Hens without
hard-shelled eggs in their uteri were injected with the posterior
pituitary hormones, oxytocin and arginine vasopressin,...