发明名称 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE VIABILITY OF EGGS |
摘要 |
A method of determining the viability of an egg at least approximately 50% through its incubation period, which method comprises the steps of: (a) causing electromagnetic radiation to impinge upon the egg, the electromagnetic radiation having one or more wavelengths in the infra-red part of the spectrum; (b) receiving at least a part of the infra-red radiation that has passed through the egg and generating an output signal representative of the received infra-red radiation; and (c) processing said output signal to determine whether there is a cyclical variation in the intensity of the infra-red radiation leaving the egg corresponding to action of a heart, the existence of said cyclical variation indicating that the egg is viable; wherein step (a) is performed by directing infra-red radiation so that it passes through the shell for reflection from an outer surface of a vascular structure adjacent an inner surface of said shell, and step (b) is performed by receiving any infra-red radiation so reflected. |
申请公布号 |
WO2004023136(A2) |
申请公布日期 |
2004.03.18 |
申请号 |
WO2003GB03869 |
申请日期 |
2003.09.04 |
申请人 |
REEVES, SIDNEY, JAMES;SIMPSON, KEITH, ANGUS |
发明人 |
REEVES, SIDNEY, JAMES;SIMPSON, KEITH, ANGUS |
分类号 |
A01K43/00;A01K45/00;G01N21/35;G01N21/59;G01N33/08 |
主分类号 |
A01K43/00 |
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