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Effect of external application of pesticides to the fertile egg on hatching success and early chick performance 1. Pre-Incubation Spraying with DDT and Commercial Mixtures of 2, 4-D: Picloram and 2, 4-D: 2,4,5-T

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In 2 separate experiments, solutions of DDT, 2,4-D + picloram and 2,4-D + 2,4,5-T were sprayed on fertile chicken eggs preceeding incubation. No treatments were found to cause any adverse effect on hatching success, incidence of malformed embryos or subsequent chick mortality relative to control groups. Weight gain of male chicks from eggs treated with DDT (1.1 kg/ha) and the 2,4-D + 2,4,5-T combination (1.1 and 11.2 kg/ha) was found to be greater than that of control chicks. No changes were noted with the females. Residue analysis verified pesticide penetration into the egg.

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  1. Departments of Animal and Poultry Science and Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    J. Somers, E. T. Moran Jr., B. S. Reinhart & G. R. Stephenson

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Somers, J., Moran, E.T., Reinhart, B.S. et al. Effect of external application of pesticides to the fertile egg on hatching success and early chick performance 1. Pre-Incubation Spraying with DDT and Commercial Mixtures of 2, 4-D: Picloram and 2, 4-D: 2,4,5-T. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 11, 33–38 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01685025

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