Table 5 Comparison of hatchability and hatch of fertile eggs
Group
Chicks hatched
(n)
Mid-dead eggs
(n)
Infertile eggs
(n)
Fertility rate
(%)
Hatchability
(%)
Fertile eggs hatched
(%)
Control
1)
122
19
9
94.00
86.52
92.05
ClO
2(g)
80 ppm
2)
119
22
9
94.00
84.40
89.78
ClO
2(g)
160 ppm
2)
96
46
8
94.67
67.61
71.41
1)
Formaldehyde fumigation (20 min).
2)
Applied for 30 min.