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20 June 2017 Economic Impacts of White Chick Syndrome in Ontario, Canada
Kathleen E. Long, Gordon M. Hastie, Davor Ojkić, Marina L. Brash
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Abstract

A cluster of 12 cases of White Chick Syndrome (WCS) in broiler breeder flocks producing affected progeny occurred from June to November 2015 in two broiler chicken hatcheries owned by a single company in Ontario, Canada. Cases were identified by the presence of typical chicks in the hatchery characterized by pale to white down, enlarged abdomens, and occasionally brown wiry fluff on the dorsum of the neck that were generally weak. Affected broiler breeder flocks experienced egg production drops of 0% to 15% and hatchability drops of 1.8% to 49.1%. Some flocks experienced increased feed clean-up duration and/or reduced hatching egg weight. The financial impacts of WCS to affected hatching egg producers averaged $5,912 CAD (US$4,417) per 10 000 hens and were as great as $16,788 CAD (US$12,544) per 10 000 hens. The financial impacts of WCS to the affected hatcheries averaged $1,723 CAD (US$1,287) per 10 000 broiler breeder hens and were as great as $4,096 (US$3,060) per 10 000 hens.

Kathleen E. Long, Gordon M. Hastie, Davor Ojkić, and Marina L. Brash "Economic Impacts of White Chick Syndrome in Ontario, Canada," Avian Diseases 61(3), 402-408, (20 June 2017). https://doi.org/10.1637/11592-012217-CaseR
Received: 23 January 2017; Accepted: 1 April 2017; Published: 20 June 2017
KEYWORDS
chicken astrovirus
hatchability
white chick syndrome
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