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  • Gender determination of avian embryo
    Patent number: 6365339
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for gender determination of avian embryos. During the embryo incubation process, the outer hard shells of eggs are drilled and samples of allantoic fluid are removed. The allantoic fluids are directly introduced into an ion mobility spectrometer (IMS) for analysis. The resulting spectra contain the relevant marker peaks in the positive or negative mode which correlate with unique mobilities which are sex-specific. This way, the gender of the embryo can be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC
    Inventors: Keith A. Daum, David A. Atkinson