Spraying hatching eggs with electrolyzed oxidizing water reduces eggshell microbial load without compromising broiler production parameters

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1121-1127

  Fasenko, G M ^a   O'Dea Christopher, E E ^a   McMullen, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chick quality; Eggshell microbial load; Electrolyzed oxidizing water; Hatchability; Hatching egg sanitation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

OXIDIZING AGENT; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; DISINFECTION; ELECTROLYSIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; OOCYTE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CHICKENS; DISINFECTION; ELECTROLYSIS; OVUM; OXIDANTS; WATER;

EID: 67649221952     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00359     Document Type: Article

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