In Ovo Techniques and Treatments in Poultry Eggs

Table of Contents:

1. In ovo techniques: basics, procedures and consequences for the poultry embryo

• Basics of in ovo techniques
• Procedure and sites for in ovo injection
• Injection time
• Volume of injected substance
• Egg weight
• Depth of the injection
• Consequences of early in ovo feeding for the embryo
• Conclusion

2. Applications of in ovo technology: nutrients and biological supplements

• Substances administered by in ovo injection
• Carbohydrates
• Immunostimulants
• Nanoparticles
• Probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics
• Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids
• Conclusion

3. In ovo feeding of amino acids in poultry

• Effect of in ovo injection of amino acids
• Productive and reproductive indices
• Intestinal morphology and development
• Heat shock proteins (HSP)
• Immunity
• Lipid profile and metabolism
• Amino acid metabolism
• Conclusion

4. In ovo feeding of vitamins in poultry

• Beneficial effects
• Vitamin C
• Riboflavin (vitamin B2)
• Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)
• Vitamin B12
• Vitamin E
• Vitamin D
• Folic acid
• Conclusion

5. In ovo administration of vaccines and drugs

• Beneficial impacts of in ovo vaccination in poultry
• In ovo vaccination against virus diseases
• In ovo vaccination against coccidiosis
• In ovo vaccination against bacterial infections
• Factors affecting the in ovo vaccination process
• Sites of in ovo vaccination
• Volume of vaccine
• Time of vaccination
• Mechanism of immunisation
• Conclusion

Annexes

References