Soft gel delivery system for treating poultry

摘要

The present invention is directed to a method of treating poultry hatchlings in a hatchling tray. The method comprises of providing a soft gel form capable of being dispensed through a spray nozzle, providing a spray dispensing apparatus, the apparatus being capable of delivering a predetermined volume of the gel as a plurality of small beadlets through a plurality of nozzles, placing the hatchling tray containing the hatchlings beneath the nozzles of the dispensing apparatus, dispensing the predetermined volume of the soft gel containing the therapeutic agent as small beadlets into the hatchling tray and allowing the hatchlings to consume the beadlets. The pre sent invention is also directed to a dispensing apparatus for dispensing a therapeutic agent in a soft gel into a hatchling tray of poultry hatchlings.

主权项

1. A method of treating poultry hatchlings in a hatchling tray, the method comprising:
providing a soft gel for dispensing through a nozzle opening, providing a dispensing apparatus, the apparatus for delivering a predetermined volume of the soft gel as a plurality of small beadlets through a plurality of nozzle openings of uniform size and uniform spacing therebetween along a manifold nozzle head wherein the plurality of nozzle openings on the manifold nozzle head approximately spans the length or width of a hatchling tray, placing the hatchling tray containing poultry hatchlings beneath the nozzle openings of the dispensing apparatus, dispensing the predetermined volume of the soft gel as small beadlets onto the hatchlings in the hatchling tray at approximately a constant rate, passing the hatchling tray beneath the nozzle openings for even distribution of the beadlets to the hatchlings contained therein, and allowing the hatchlings to consume the beadlets.