The results revealed room for improvement at the
hatcheries as well as the breeder farm level. Variation
in hatchability among the hatcheries as well as
the breeder farms is substantial quantity. Different
reasons may cause this variation (e.g., the size and
standard of the businesses, the level of communication
with the business partners, and training and experience
of the personnel). In agreement with the results
of many experimental studies, the result showed that
hatchability depends not only on the management factors
at the hatcheries (e.g., egg storage length and seasonality)
but also on flock age, age at first delivery, the
strain, and the feed companies.
What starts at the breeder farms with a fertile egg
ends at the hatchery with a chick. The history of the
eggs and feedback about the performance of the chicks
at the broiler farm are important decision parameters
for the hatchery management. Therefore, collecting
and analyzing relevant data and exchanging information
at the right moment could reduce losses to maximize
chick production or sales.