About the Authors
- Roos Molenaar
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* E-mail: mail@roosmolenaar.com
Affiliation HatchTech B.V., Veenendaal, The Netherlands
- Joost J. G. C. van den Borne
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Affiliation Animal Nutrition Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Ewoud Hazejager
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Affiliation Adaptation Physiology Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Niels B. Kristensen
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Affiliation Knowledge Centre for Agriculture, Aarhus N, Denmark
- Marcel J. W. Heetkamp
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Affiliation Adaptation Physiology Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Ron Meijerhof
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Affiliation Poultry Performance Plus, Voorst, The Netherlands
- Bas Kemp
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Affiliation Adaptation Physiology Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Henry van den Brand
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Affiliation Adaptation Physiology Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Competing Interests
HatchTech supported this study. Roos Molenaar is employed as a senior scientist at the research department of HatchTech B.V. Ron Meijerhof is the owner of the company Poultry Performance Plus and does consultancy work in the poultry industry worldwide. Hatchery Lagerwey B.V. (Lunteren, the Netherlands) donated eggs and provided assistance. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: R. Molenaar JvdB EH HvdB. Performed the experiments: R. Molenaar EH. Analyzed the data: R. Molenaar. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MH NBK. Wrote the paper: R. Molenaar JvdB R. Meijerhof BK HvdB.