MadSci Network: General Biology
Query:

Re: In a chicken processing plant, how are chickens fertilized to produce eggs?

Date: Wed Apr 21 19:16:32 1999
Posted By: Eric Maass, MadSci Admin
Area of science: General Biology
ID: 923934546.Gb
Message:

I am not sure what eggsactly you are asking, but will try my best to answer anyway.

Generally, the eggs from a chicken processing plant ARE NOT fertilized - here is a quick link on this topic:

Fertilized egg FAQ

You might also be interested in looking up more information in the

Eggcyclopedia

In cases where fertilized eggs are desired, there are a couple of alternatives: the traditional way - bring a rooster (male chicken) to mate with the chicken....or artificial insemination - replace the rooster with a more clinical method of introducing sperm from a rooster.

I hope that this helps in your eggsamination of this topic.


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