Effects of Glutaraldehyde-Surfactant Solution on the Hatchability of the Hen’s Eggs

A series of four experiments involving a total of 7300 hatching eggs laid by meat parent genotypes were used to estimate the effect on hatchability of immersing eggs in a glutaraldehyde solution. Although genotypic effects on hatchability were demonstrated, immersion in the glutaraldehyde solution had no significant (P>.05) adverse effect on hatchability.