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Probiotic spray method improves hatchability, health of chicks
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Probiotic spray method improves hatchability, health of chicks

Mary Anne Amalaradjou, associate professor of animal science at the University of Connecticut, has found that using a probiotic spray on eggs improves the number and quality of chicks that successfully hatch.

Amalaradjou published these findings in Poultry Science.

Amalaradjou patented a method of spraying eggs with probiotics shown to improve embryonic development and post-hatch growth of chicks raised for broiler production. This method improves chick health without relying on antibiotics, which are increasingly banned due to the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria – a threat to human and animal health.

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