IFRG (WPSA Working Group 6) Meeting 2012

Pisa Italy

Name / Institution / Title
Invited Speakers
Tommaso Pizzari / University of Oxford, UK / The architecture of fertility
Maureen Bain / University of Glasgow, UK / Developing novel tools to improve eggshell quality and safety
Jessica Dymond / USDA Beltsville, USA / The effect of short periods of incubation during long egg storage on the development of the broiler embryo
Ilhami Çelik / University of Selcuk, Turkey / Histochemical and histological evaluations of the effects of high
incubation temperature on embryonic development of thymus and bursa
of Fabricius in broiler chickens
Offered Papers
Yogev Piestun / The Volcani Center, Israel / Pre-natal thermal manipulation affects muscle development in broiler chickens
Nick French / Aviagen Ltd, UK / Incubation research: What do we know and what do we need to know?
Mike Wineland / North Carolina State University, USA / Impact of incubation on health and performance of poultry
Maud Bonato / University of Stellenbosch, South Africa / Inter-male variation in ostrich sperm velocity and viability in response to their re-suspension in different media
Sabrina Tatge / Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany / Imprinting of body functions by manipulation of incubation temperature and its long-lasting effects on hatchability, performance and health in poultry
Dinah Nicholson / Aviagen Ltd, UK / Practical implementation of short periods of incubation during egg storage
Amjad Farzinpour / University of Kurdistan, Iran / Effects of silver nano-particles administration on reproductive performance of Japanese Quail
Ali Youssef / University of Leuven, Belgium / Monitoring chick vocalisations during hatching
Yves Nys / INRA, France / Microbial environment of the hen modulates the innate immune defence of the egg against bacteria
Carla van der Pol / HatchTech, The Netherlands / Effect of relative humidity during incubation on survival, chick quality and postnatal development
Conny Maatjens / HatchTech, The Netherlands / The effect of temperature and CO2 during the last 4 days of incubation on chick quality
Charles Deeming / University of Lincoln, UK / Effect of latitude on nest construction and function in Great Tits (Parus major) and Blue Tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) in Great Britai
Glenn Baggott / Birkbeck, University of Londnn, UK / Egg pH: where did we all go wrong?
Offered Posters
Aydın İpek / University of Uludag, Turkey / The Effect of In Ovo Ascorbic Acid and Glucose Injection in Broiler Breeder Eggs on Hatchability and Chick Weight
Alaa Sawad / University of Basrah, Iraq / Effect of different concentrations of vitamin A on the chick broiler embryo development
Ümran Sahan / University of Uludag, Turkey / Effect of oxygen supplementation in the hatcher at high altitude on the incubation results of broiler eggs laid at low altitude
Ilhami Çelik / University of Selcuk, Turkey / Effects of high incubation temperature on small intestine development of broiler embryos: evaluation of histochemical, immunohistochemical and histological findings of two commercial strains
Sabine Janisch / Georg-August-Universität Göttingen., Germany / Influence of incubation temperature on mitochondrial activity in the breast and the leg muscle of broiler embryo