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The development and evaluation of a flat-type wooden incubator
"A flat-type, 60-egg capacity incubator was designed, constructed and tested. The incubator differs from existing designs in that the cabinet was made from a 3-ply, 4mm thick interior grade plywood to reduce cost and at the same time enhance heat insulation. Also, two domestic kerosene lanterns were...
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| 042 | |a dc | ||
| 720 | |a Ewemoje, T. A. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Olorunnisola, A. O. |e author | ||
| 260 | |c 1998 | ||
| 520 | |a "A flat-type, 60-egg capacity incubator was designed, constructed and tested. The incubator differs from existing designs in that the cabinet was made from a 3-ply, 4mm thick interior grade plywood to reduce cost and at the same time enhance heat insulation. Also, two domestic kerosene lanterns were provided to supplement heat generation by three 40 W electric bulbs during electricity outages as commonly experienced in Nigeria.When tested with 30 eggs of a commonly sold chicken breed, incubated at average temperature of 38° C and relatively humidity of 58%, the chicks were hatched within 20 days. Relatively high percentages of fertility and hatchability of 86.2% and 76% respectively, as well as a relatively low chick mortality rate of 18.5% were recorded. " | ||
| 024 | 8 | |a 1118-6712 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a Applied Tropical Agriculture 3(2), pp. 114-124 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a ui_art_olorunnisola_development_1998 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/1709 | |
| 653 | |a Development: Evaluation; | ||
| 653 | |a Wooden incubator | ||
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a The development and evaluation of a flat-type wooden incubator |