Abstract
The present study examined the effectiveness of H2 O2 at different concentrations to disinfect broiler hatching eggshell surfaces and to maintain hatching potential. Under pure culture conditions, .50% H2 O2 yielded over a 6 log kill in 30 s of three potential eggshell bacterial contaminants. Under higher H2 O2 demands, such as occurs on eggshell surfaces, H2 O2 concentrations of 5% (vol/vol) were required to disinfect the shell surfaces (~5 log reduction). Hatchability of fertile eggs from a 44-wk-old flock was significantly increased by 2% following spraying 5% H2 O2 in comparison to untreated controls. Level of contaminated eggs and “early-dead” embryos were significantly reduced in the H2 O2-treated eggs. In comparison with formaldehyde fumigation, no significant difference in hatchability due to H2 O2 treatment was detected in eggs from a 30- or 56-wk-old flock. Eggshell permeability, as measured by egg moisture loss in an incubator, was not significantly affected by H2 O2 (5%) or formaldehyde fumigation when compared with untreated or water-sprayed control eggs. These results demonstrated that H2 O2 compared favorably to formaldehyde as a hatching egg disinfectant without adversely affecting hatching potential. Under some conditions, H2 O2 actually improved the hatching potential of fertile broiler eggs compared with hatchability of untreated eggs.
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