US4625728A
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Improving poultry egg production
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-02-06
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Granted: 1986-12-02
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Expires: 2004-02-06
Abstract
Abstract A method of improving egg production in poultry by irradiating poultry with energy levels, the first one of which is within a wavelength band of 600 to 670 nanometers and is delivered at a rate of at least 1013 quanta/second/cm2, and, in the case where this first radiation is less than 1013 quanta/second/cm2, at least 75% of the total delivered energy is within the first wavelength band. The second radiation energy level is within a wavelength band of 400 to 600 nanometers and is delivered at a rate of at least 1014 quanta/second/cm2, and, in the case where this second radiation is less than 1014 quanta/second/cm2, at least 80% of the total delivered energy is within the wavelength band of 400-600 nanometers. The invention also includes a control of the time during which the irradiation is delivered.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael Schonberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 03:45
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G7/00; A01G7/04; A01G7/045; A01K; A01K29/00; A01K29/005; A01K29/007; A01K45/00; A61; A61N; A61N5/00; A61N5/06; A61N5/0613; A61N5/0618; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P60/00; Y02P60/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A method for improving egg production in poultry comprising: irradiating said poultry with a first radiation comprising a green radiation within a wavelength band of 400 to 600 nanometers until said poultry have attained proper body weight for sexual development to proceed; said green radiation being delivered to said poultry at a rate of at least 10 14 quanta/second/cm 2 or, if said green radiation is delivered at a rate of less than 10 14 quanta/second/cm 2 , said green radiation comprising at least 80% of said first radiation; and subsequently irradiating said poultry with a second radiation comprising a near-red radiation within a wavelength band of 600 to 670 nanometers; said near-red radiation being delivered to said poultry at a rate of at least 10 13 quanta/second/cm 2 or, if said near-red radiation is delivered at a rate of less than 10 13 quanta/second/cm 2 , said near-red radiation comprising at least 75% of said second radiation.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
158 words
A method for improving egg production in poultry comprising: irradiating said poultry with a first radiation comprising a green radiation within a wavelength band of 400 to 600 nanometers until said poultry have attained proper body weight for sexual development to proceed; said green radiation being delivered to said poultry at a rate of at least 10 14 quanta/second/cm 2 or, if said green radiation is delivered at a rate of less than 10 14 quanta/second/cm 2 , said green radiation comprising at least 80% of said first radiation; and subsequently irradiating said poultry with a second radiation comprising a near-red radiation within a wavelength band of 600 to 670 nanometers; said near-red radiation being delivered to said poultry at a rate of at least 10 13 quanta/second/cm 2 or, if said near-red radiation is delivered at a rate of less than 10 13 quanta/second/cm 2 , said near-red radiation comprising at least 75% of said second radiation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said second radiation comprises at least a preponderence of said near-red radiation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the source of said second radiation is a first fluorescent light and at least 75% of said second radiation is said near-red radiation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 3, wherein said second radiation from said second fluorescent light has a spectral distribution with no more than about 1% of its radiation with a wavelength greater than about 700 nanometers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 4, wherein said near-red radiation is within a wavelength band of 620 to 670 nanometers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 5, wherein said second fluorescent light comprises a phosphor of magnesium fluorogermanate having a fluorescence peaking at a wavelength of about 650 nanometers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the source of said first radiation is a first fluorescent light and at least 80% of said first radiation is said green radiation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 7, wherein said first fluorescent light comprises a phosphor of cerium terbium magnesium aluminate having a fluorescence peaking at a wavelength of about 544 nanometers.
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