The Effect on Hatchability of Dipping Turkey Hatching Eggs into an Antibiotic Solution

In a previous report by Chalquest and Fabricant (1959) a procedure for dipping hatching eggs into an antibiotic solution was described. This procedure was studied for its effect on hatchability and also for its possible application to prevent the egg transmission of pleuropneumonialike organisms (PPLO). The purpose of this study was to obtain additional data on the effect on hatchability of dipping turkey hatching eggs. Broad Breasted Bronze hatching eggs were obtained from trap-nested hens and labelled accordingly. The eggs were divided at random into two groups according to the date of lay. As near as possible, an equal number of eggs from each day’s gathering were placed in each group. One group of eggs was dipped and the other group served as an undipped control. Experiments with 5 different hatches were conducted. All the eggs that were dipped were first put into the incubator trays and then incubated for…