Many research indicates that, improved hatching chicken eggs when injected with vitamins. I would like to know the injection method
Welcome, I have some article about in ovo injection at broilers ..........I hope it will be helpful and productive
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injection of different drugs or vaccines into air chamber of the egg is widely used to test toxicity, immunogenicity etc. To avoid cross contamination during injection and after that is very important
In ovo injection of nutrients or antigens (as the case may be) has to be ensured to be delivered into the amnion of the embryo to have maximum result. To do this, the use of an commercial egg injector may be essential, especially if you are doing this commercially. If it`s just for research with small number of eggs, then you can adopt a manual (hand) injection method.
Specific time of injection is also something to keep in mind as you want to target around when the developing embryo`s amnion is at it`s highest volume to increase your chance of amniotic delivery (for broilers, 17 to 18.5 day of incubation).
The specific type, form, and amount of nutrient you will be injecting is also of importance. Toxicity is something you want to have in mind
Detail of all these and many more are in the publications I already have uploaded on my profile.
However, if you still have any specific questions, I will be more than happy to take them.
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Does anyone have an idea of how much an in ovo injector that can do 200 - 500 eggs will cost? Thank you.
First, ensure that the eggs are fertilized (e.g. by candling), then prior to in ovo injection clean the eggs with 70% alcohol (avoid contamination during injection), then use an egg puncture to make small holes on the eggs (at the broad end of egg), then using a syringe (e.g 1mL x 2.5 cm) with 23-gauge needle you can slowly inject the nutrient(s) into the amnion of the eggs. This will do for an experimental setup.
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