ReviewPoultry science2020
Chicken embryo development: metabolic and morphological basis for in ovo feeding technology.
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- Effects of embryonic day and in ovo feeding of β‑hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate on hatching performance, organ development, and jejunal morphology in Japanese quail.Poultry science · 2026Article
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- Study on Antioxidant Capacity and Apoptosis in Liver of Chicks Following in Ovo Feeding of Selenized Glucose and Methylselenised Glucose.Biological trace element research · 2026Article
- Changes in egg structures during incubation and their relationship with hatchability and gosling quality in White Kołuda® and Biłgorajska geese.Poultry science · 2026Article
- Transcriptomic analysis reveals a crucial role of the yolk sac during Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli infection in chicken embryos.Poultry science · 2026Article
- Oxidative homeostasis and survival instincts of chicken egg, embryo and adult.Poultry science · 2026Review
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- Effect of Selenium Injection in Ovo on Hatching Outcomes and Dietary Supplementation on Liver Antioxidant Content and Development of Chukar Partridge (Alectoris Chukar) Chicks.Biological trace element research · 2026Article
- Embryonic nano lauric acid delivery modulates lipid metabolism, oxidative balance, and gut morphogenesis in broiler chicks.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Fatty acid composition in the yolk and yolk sac, embryo development, IGF-I and VEGF-A gene expressions and hatching results in eggs obtained from local and commercial breeders.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Article
- Impact of in ovo myo-inositol administration on immune modulation in broiler chickens.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Enhanced Macrophage and Granulocytic Recruitment with Increased Neo-Angiogenesis in Chicken Embryo Yolk Sac Following In Ovo Probiotic Blend Administration.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Probiotic application to hatching egg surface supports microbiota development and acquisition in broiler embryos and hatchlings.Poultry science · 2025Article
- Biocompatibility Evaluation of Surface-Modified Orthodontic Wires Using Graphene Layer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Effect of in ovo feeding of Centella asiatica leaf extract on hatchability, morphometric, visceral organs, intestinal morphology, and blood hematology parameters of Indonesian native chicks.Tropical animal health and production · 2025Article
- Effect of Putrescine Inoculation In Ovo on Hatchability, Hepatic and Muscular Glycogen Reserve, Intestinal Morphology, and Performance of Broilers.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Metabolic and morphometric analysis of allometric and total liver growth in Post-Hatch chickens.Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society · 2025Article
- A Narrative Review on the Impact of Probiotic Supplementation on Muscle Development, Metabolic Regulation, and Fiber Traits Related to Meat Quality in Broiler Chickens.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Effect of dietary supplementation of spray-dried plasma on performance and semen quality in aging broiler breeders.Animal reproduction · 2025Article
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Abstract
Broiler embryonic development depends on the nutrients that are available in the egg, which includes mostly water, lipids, and proteins. Carbohydrates represent less than 1%, and free glucose only 0.3%, of the total nutrients. Considering that energy requirements increase during incubation and metabolism is shifted toward the use of glycogen stores and gluconeogenesis from amino acids, extensive muscle protein degradation in the end of incubation can compromise chick development in the initial days after hatch. Significant prehatch changes occur in embryonic metabolism to parallel the rapid embryonic development. Oral consumption of the amniotic fluid begins around 17 d of incubation and promotes rapid development of the intestinal mucosa, which is characterized by morphological changes and increased expression and activity of enzymes and transporters. Furthermore, ingested substrates are stored as nutritional reserves to be used during hatching and in the first week after hatch. At hatch, this limited-nutrient store is directed to the functional development of the gastrointestinal tract to enable assimilation of exogenous nutrients. In ovo feeding is an alternative to deliver essential nutrients to chick embryos at this critical and challenging phase. The improved nutritional status and physiological changes triggered by in ovo feeding can resonate throughout the entire rearing period with significant health and economic gains. The present review addresses the main changes in metabolism and intestinal development throughout incubation, and also addresses scientific advances, limitations and future perspectives associated with the use of in ovo feeding that has been regarded as an important technology by the poultry industry.
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