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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tracy M. Andacht, Athens, GA (US);
Robert D. Ivarie, Watkinsville, GA (US);
Assignee:
University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., Athens, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 4/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 4/500 ;
Abstract
A method of manipulating an egg or an embryo therein, preferably a chicken egg or embryo, and sealing the egg shell with a heat melted composition. The present invention provides a method whereby a hole in an egg shell may be optionally resealed with a patch from an egg shell membrane and covered by a heat sealed composition. The present invention further provides a method to expel air introduced into the egg during manipulation by expanding the air sac of the egg.