System and method for controlling microorganisms associated with poultry
AssigneeThe BOC Group, Inc.
InventorLouis D. Caracciolo, Jr.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method for controlling microorganisms on a surface in a hatchery. The present invention is also directed to a system and method for controlling microorganisms on the surface of eggs. The present invention is further directed to a method for reducing the level of pathogen infection in a poultry flock.
Claims11
A method for reducing the level of pathogen infection in poultry comprising the steps of providing a source of ozone and contacting eggs to be hatched with an effective amount of said source of ozone for a time sufficient to control microorganisms on the surfaces of the eggs, and contacting the eggs with a poultry gut serum following said contact with a source of ozone, and further comprising the step of allowing hatching chicks to pip out and consume said poultry gut serum.
A system for controlling microorganisms comprising means for regulating an atmosphere surrounding a surface of an egg, means for introducing a source of ozone into this atmosphere, and further comprising means for detecting pip out of the egg, wherein said atmosphere is at atmospheric pressure.
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