Egg inoculation device and method of using same
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1. An apparatus for inoculating soluble materials into an egg having a shell, a smaller end and a larger end, comprising:
- a support means for holding said egg against movement;
means for supplying said soluble materials to the surface of said egg at positive pore-penetrating pressure including a transport means having two open ends and a hollow center for carrying said soluble materials to said egg, one of said ends of said transport means abutting one of said ends of said egg.
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Abstract
A device is shown for inoculating eggs where the egg is supported from movement, and inoculant fluid is forced at positive pressure into an inoculant chamber abutting one end of the egg, where the fluid is forced through the pores of the shell to the interior of the egg, without causing damage to the shell.
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1. An apparatus for inoculating soluble materials into an egg having a shell, a smaller end and a larger end, comprising:
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a support means for holding said egg against movement; means for supplying said soluble materials to the surface of said egg at positive pore-penetrating pressure including a transport means having two open ends and a hollow center for carrying said soluble materials to said egg, one of said ends of said transport means abutting one of said ends of said egg. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. The method of inoculating an egg having an enclosed shell with at least a portion of the cuticle removed from the shell comprising,
holding the egg against movement, placing a fluid inoculation means against the shell of the egg when the cuticle is removed, sealing said fluid inoculation means to said shell to prevent the leakage of fluid from said fluid inoculation means to the exterior of said egg, supplying inoculation fluid to said fluid inoculation means under sufficient pressure to cause said inoculation fluid to penetrate the pores of said shell within the confines of the connection between said egg and said fluid inoculation means, whereby the fluid inoculation means enters the interior of said shell.
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