The Effect of Hatching Eggs Sanitization and Flock Age on Microbial Load and Hatchability Parameters

Samah E. Laban; Mohamed S.K. Mohamed; Gehan Z. Mostafa; Sherif T. Moubarak

doi:10.5455/ajvs.198099

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AJVS. 2024; 82(0): 110-121

doi: 10.5455/ajvs.198099

The Effect of Hatching Eggs Sanitization and Flock Age on Microbial Load and Hatchability Parameters

Samah E. Laban, Mohamed S.k. Mohamed, Gehan Z. Mostafa, Sherif T. Moubarak.

Abstract
Chick performance and hatchability are adversely affected by microbial contamination of hatching eggs. Egg disinfection is therefore crucial to limiting bacterial numbers and optimizing production. The present study was applied to detect the effect of hatching eggs spraying (nest and floor) with two commercial disinfectants: A (H2O2, peracetic and acetic acid) and B (glutraldehyde and Benzalkonium chloride) on hatching parameters and eggshell microbial counts. Hatching eggs were collected from broiler breeder flocks at different ages (37, 47 and 57 weeks). The obtained results indicated that both disinfectants reduced the levels of bacteria in similar ways, but there were no significant differences between them. Concerning the hatching parameters; hatchability percentages (total and true) were lower than standard in both nest and floor eggs, and higher hatchability percentages were found in eggs sanitized with disinfectant A. However, the lowest values were reported in eggs of 57 weeks old breeders with both disinfectants. Conclusively, disinfectants A and B reduced the microbial load of hatching eggs of different ages, and some hatchability parameters were affected with flock age and the used disinfectants.

Key words: Hatching eggs, Disinfectants, Microbial load, Hatchability parameters

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Laban SE, Mohamed MS, Mostafa GZ, Moubarak ST. The Effect of Hatching Eggs Sanitization and Flock Age on Microbial Load and Hatchability Parameters. AJVS. 2024; 82(0): 110-121. doi:10.5455/ajvs.198099

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Laban SE, Mohamed MS, Mostafa GZ, Moubarak ST. The Effect of Hatching Eggs Sanitization and Flock Age on Microbial Load and Hatchability Parameters. AJVS. 2024; 82(0): 110-121. doi:10.5455/ajvs.198099

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Laban SE, Mohamed MS, Mostafa GZ, Moubarak ST. The Effect of Hatching Eggs Sanitization and Flock Age on Microbial Load and Hatchability Parameters. AJVS. (2024), [cited May 06, 2025]; 82(0): 110-121. doi:10.5455/ajvs.198099

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Laban, S. E., Mohamed, . M. S., Mostafa, . G. Z. & Moubarak, . S. T. (2024) The Effect of Hatching Eggs Sanitization and Flock Age on Microbial Load and Hatchability Parameters. AJVS, 82 (0), 110-121. doi:10.5455/ajvs.198099

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Laban, Samah E., Mohamed S.k. Mohamed, Gehan Z. Mostafa, and Sherif T. Moubarak. 2024. The Effect of Hatching Eggs Sanitization and Flock Age on Microbial Load and Hatchability Parameters. Alexandria Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 82 (0), 110-121. doi:10.5455/ajvs.198099

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Laban, Samah E., Mohamed S.k. Mohamed, Gehan Z. Mostafa, and Sherif T. Moubarak. "The Effect of Hatching Eggs Sanitization and Flock Age on Microbial Load and Hatchability Parameters." Alexandria Journal of Veterinary Sciences 82 (2024), 110-121. doi:10.5455/ajvs.198099

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Laban, S. E., Mohamed, . M. S., Mostafa, . G. Z. & Moubarak, . S. T. (2024) The Effect of Hatching Eggs Sanitization and Flock Age on Microbial Load and Hatchability Parameters. Alexandria Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 82 (0), 110-121. doi:10.5455/ajvs.198099

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