MODERN ECO SMART EGG HATCHER
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This study assesses the performance and viability of the Modern Eco-Smart Egg Hatcher, an automated, solar-powered system designed to optimize the poultry incubation process. To evaluate the system, the researchers used a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) approach to collect data from a purposively selected group of 20 respondents: 10 IT experts, 5 game fowl breeders, and 5 poultry farmers. The system was rigorously evaluated based on four primary criteria: accuracy, effectiveness, functionality, and reliability. Quantitative findings demonstrated exceptional performance and high satisfaction across all metrics, with the system achieving outstanding grand mean scores in functionality (4.94), reliability (4.86), effectiveness (4.84), and accuracy (4.78). A comparative analysis across the evaluator groups further underscored the system's success, with IT experts and end users reporting weighted means of 4.86 and 4.88, respectively. The study concludes that the hatcher is highly reliable, maintains ideal incubation conditions with minimal user intervention, and successfully meets the practical demands of its target beneficiaries
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