Table 1.

Criteria for assessing chick quality according to the Pasgar scoring system (Boerjan, 2002).

Criteria	Suboptimal if:
Reflex	Chick needed >2 s to bring itself to an upright position after being placed on its back.
Navel	Navel was closed with a small white knob, large black knob, otherwise open or smeared with albumen or if there were remnants of yolk.
Hocks	Hocks were red, swollen, or malformed.
Beak	There was a red dot, if the nostrils were contaminated with albumen, or if the beak was malformed
Yolk sac	There was no yolk left, or if yolk sac was too large.