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How advanced environmental control is transforming hatcheries in SA

By Eamonn Ryan with technical input from Dave Starkey, director: Keystar Industries

In a quiet hatchery in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, three million developing embryos depend on temperature stability within one-tenth of a degree. At this level of biological precision, even the slightest fluctuation is not just a technical deviation, it is the difference between optimal hatchability and measurable financial loss.Read More »How advanced environmental control is transforming hatcheries in SA