ABSTRACT

AccordingtoPovlawski(1965)theincubationperiodinhoubara is28days.Mendelssohnetal.(1983)foundeggshatchedafter 23or24dayswhentheywereartificiallyincubatedat37°C. Becauseincubationparameters(temperature,humidity,mass-loss, etc.)ofhoubaraeggswereunknown,wecollecteddataonnatural conditionsofincubationinordertoimproveartificialincubation techniques.