System and method of enhancing reproduction in avian

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9844210-B2
Application number	US-201515503738-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 25, 2015
Priority date	Aug 26, 2014
Publication date	Dec 19, 2017
Grant date	Dec 19, 2017

Abstract

Methods and systems of promoting fertilization of eggs of an avian. While inseminating a plurality of avian eggs a spectrum substantially concentrated within a narrow range of wavelength irradiates the plurality of inseminated avian eggs to increase the motility of the sperm to increase the probability of conception of avian from the inseminated eggs.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A method of promoting fertilization of eggs of an avian, the method comprising:
inseminating sperm into a plurality of avian eggs to provide a plurality of inseminated avian eggs;
irradiating the plurality of inseminated avian eggs with light having a spectrum substantially concentrated within a narrow range of wavelength during a predetermined period of time; and
selecting the narrow range of wavelength for the spectrum of light irradiating the avian eggs to increase motility of the sperm within the inseminated avian eggs.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the narrow range of wavelength is selected to be between 620-750 nm.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
shielding the plurality of inseminated avian eggs from light having a spectrum substantially concentrated outside of the narrow range of wavelengths during the predetermined period of time.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
pulsing the light having a spectrum substantially concentrated within a narrow range of wavelength.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the light is pulsed between 0-5 ms.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein the light is pulsed proportional to the flagellar beating frequency of the sperm.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the light is pulsed at the flagellar beating frequency of the sperm.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the avian is a turkey.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the avian is a chicken.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the light having a spectrum substantially concentrated within a narrow range of wavelength is provided by a plurality of light emitting diodes.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of avian eggs are white.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of avian eggs are brown.

Assignees

• Once Innovations Inc

Inventors

• Grajcar Zdenko
• Lilly John
• Payne Kevin

Classifications

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• A01K31/22

  Poultry runs {; Poultry houses, including auxiliary features, e.g. feeding, watering, demanuring (air-conditioning, e.g. ventilation, of animal housings A01K1/0047)} · CPC title

• A01K45/007 Primary

  Injecting or otherwise treating hatching eggs · CPC title

• A61D19/02

  for artificial insemination · CPC title

• H05B47/16

  by timing means · CPC title