Patent ID: 6176199
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A method for injecting a substance into the allantois of an avian egg which comprises:selecting an avian egg in the last quarter of incubation;orienting the long axis of the egg to a predetermined angle from about 10 degrees to 180 degrees from vertical, wherein the large end of the egg in an upwardly vertical position defines zero degrees vertical, said orientation causing the allantois of the egg to pool and enlarge the allantoic sac in an area of the egg under the upper portion of the egg shell;inserting a needle downwardly through the shell of the egg and directly into the enlarged allantoic sac, wherein said needle does not traverse an air cell or an avian embryo within the avian egg, anddischarging the substance through the needle and into the allantois of the egg.