hatchability
Likelihood of hatching
Hatchability is the capacity of eggs to hatch successfully.
The term appears in poultry science and wildlife biology, measuring what percentage of fertilized eggs produce viable offspring: The hatchability rate dropped when temperatures fluctuated.
Factors affecting hatchability include egg quality, incubation conditions, and genetic health of the breeding stock.
Measured heat intensity
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- candlingInspecting by backlight
- turningAct of rotating
- embryoOrganism before birth
incubator · brooding · pipping · development · warmth · gestation · maturation · clutch
Void space density
- thicknessDepth of material
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- albumenClear protein in eggs
yolk · cuticle · pipping · conductance · protective · structure · integrity · calcification
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- viabilityCapacity to succeed
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- fecundityReproductive capacity
- prolificacyQuality of abundant production
gametes · zygote · sperm · ova · fertile · infertile · reproduction · ovulation
Science of hereditary transmission
- heritabilityGenetic share of variation
- crossbreedingMating unlike organisms
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- purebredOf single breed ancestry
lineage · pedigree · breeders · progeny · offspring · sire · dam · bloodline
Capacity to endure
- robustnessResistance to failure
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
- fitnessGood physical shape
- hardinessAbility to endure adversity
temperature
Measured heat intensity
embryo · incubator · brooding · pipping · development · warmth · gestation · maturation · clutch · nesting
porosity
Void space density
albumen · yolk · cuticle · pipping · conductance · protective · structure · integrity · calcification
fertilization
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- viabilityCapacity to succeed
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- fecundityReproductive capacity
prolificacy · gametes · zygote · sperm · ova · fertile · infertile · reproduction · ovulation
genetics
Science of hereditary transmission
- heritabilityGenetic share of variation
- crossbreedingMating unlike organisms
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
purebred · lineage · pedigree · breeders · progeny · offspring · sire · dam · bloodline · strain
survivability
Capacity to endure
- robustnessResistance to failure
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
- fitnessGood physical shape
- poultry traitsegg production, egg size, feather color, broodiness, temperament
- eggschicken egg, scrambled eggs, duck egg, Easter egg, fried eggs
- animal breedingbreeding, dog breeding, mating, gestation, crossbreeding