An apparatus for delivering digestible products to hatchling fowl includes a controller and a metered delivery mechanism, the metered delivery mechanism electrically coupled to the controller and configured to deliver a pre-defined quantity of digestible products to the container. The digestible product includes an edible and digestible semisolid material.

Provided are methods and compositions an organism of the order Clostridiales for improving the health of an avian, wherein an effective dose of the composition is applied to an outer surface of an egg containing the avian as an embryo prior to hatching. Also disclosed are compositions comprising a strain within the order Clostridiales selected from the group consisting of Caldicoprobacteraceae; Christensenellaceae; Clostridiaceae; Defluviitaleaceae; Eubacteriaceae; Graciibacteraceae; Heliobacteriaceae; Lachnospiraceae; Oscillospiraceae; Peptococcaceae; Peptostreptococcaceae; Ruminococcaceae; Syntrophomonadaceae and combinations thereof and their use in such methods.

A lighting experimental system and a lighting experimental method for reducing the ability of the poultry to recognize the red objects are provided, wherein wooden testing box is provided with an opening at the top thereof, a square adjustable light-emitting diode (LED) light source is disposed directly above the opening of the wooden testing box, a first black backdrop is fixedly laid on a surface of each inner wall of four sides of the wooden testing box, a horizontal trough is provided at the bottom of the wooden testing box, a feed box is disposed in the horizontal trough, and the feed box is connected to an electric push rod; two color photographic papers are fixed on an inner wall, directly above the horizontal trough, of the wooden testing box, pressure sensors are disposed between the color photographic papers and the inner wall of the wooden testing box.

A lighting experimental system and a lighting experimental method for reducing the ability of the poultry to recognize the red objects are provided, wherein wooden testing box is provided with an opening at the top thereof, a square adjustable light-emitting diode (LED) light source is disposed directly above the opening of the wooden testing box, a first black backdrop is fixedly laid on a surface of each inner wall of four sides of the wooden testing box, a horizontal trough is provided at the bottom of the wooden testing box, a feed box is disposed in the horizontal trough, and the feed box is connected to an electric push rod; two color photographic papers are fixed on an inner wall, directly above the horizontal trough, of the wooden testing box, pressure sensors are disposed between the color photographic papers and the inner wall of the wooden testing box.

Embodiments described herein provide systems and methods for stimulating a desired response, such as ovulation and egg laying, fertility, hunger, growth, mood and sexual maturity in birds or ayes, by controlling the pulsing of two or more different wavelength bands, duty cycle, and frequency of photon bursts within a photon signal to a bird, where the photon modulation and duty cycle is based upon the specific needs of the bird.

Embodiments described herein provide systems and methods for stimulating a desired response, such as ovulation and egg laying, fertility, hunger, growth, mood and sexual maturity in birds or ayes, by controlling the pulsing of two or more different wavelength bands, duty cycle, and frequency of photon bursts within a photon signal to a bird, where the photon modulation and duty cycle is based upon the specific needs of the bird.

An integral bird anti-migration panel is provided, which is conformed by a plurality of arches in a stepped pyramidal shape, spaced apart equidistantly from each other; a plurality of crossbars integrally joined to the sides of said plurality of arches to form a single element, wherein the union of said arches and crossbars form reticles of different dimensions, wherein the reticle of smaller dimension is located at the bottom of said panel and is designed to prevent small birds from entering inside said panel, and wherein the upper crossbar is ondulated to prevent the perching or resting of the birds thereon; and wherein the union of the lower crossbar and the lower ends of the arches forms a support base for the anti-migration panel; and wherein said lower cross member comprises a plurality of projections, which are configured to be buried in the ground and prevent the anti-migration panel from moving out of place.

An integral bird anti-migration panel is provided, which is conformed by a plurality of arches in a stepped pyramidal shape, spaced apart equidistantly from each other; a plurality of crossbars integrally joined to the sides of said plurality of arches to form a single element, wherein the union of said arches and crossbars form reticles of different dimensions, wherein the reticle of smaller dimension is located at the bottom of said panel and is designed to prevent small birds from entering inside said panel, and wherein the upper crossbar is ondulated to prevent the perching or resting of the birds thereon; and wherein the union of the lower crossbar and the lower ends of the arches forms a support base for the anti-migration panel; and wherein said lower cross member comprises a plurality of projections, which are configured to be buried in the ground and prevent the anti-migration panel from moving out of place.

A method and a device for treating poultry eggs with an electron beam bundle to sterilize the calcareous shell are disclosed. The method includes moving at least one egg through the beam path of an electron beam source; irradiating the eggs, whereby the calcareous shell is irradiated with a varying dose; and either carrying out an irradiation encompassing all regions of the calcareous shell of the egg by employing the electron beam bundle, whereby an element is inserted into the path of the electron beam bundle; carrying out an irradiation of a rolling/rolled egg by employing the electron beam source in the path of the electron beam bundle; or carrying out an irradiation of the held eggs by employing the electron beam source in the electron beam bundle path at a zero degree position of one side in a device arranged upstream of a turning device.

An apparatus for delivering digestible products to hatchling fowl includes a controller and a metered delivery mechanism, the metered delivery mechanism electrically coupled to the controller and configured to deliver a pre-defined quantity of digestible products to the container. The digestible product includes an edible and digestible semisolid material.