Sanovo Technology Group, Canadian Egg Technologies (CET) and MatrixSpec Solutions plan to present their day-four (D4) non-destructive in-ovo egg-sexing system at the International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE) in January 2027, The Poultry Site reports, citing CET. Representatives of the three companies met in Odense, Denmark, last week to plan the launch.
The system uses hyperspectral imaging, developed jointly by the three companies, to determine the sex of an embryo as early as the fourth day of incubation without damaging the egg. The companies describe it as hatchery-validated and the only commercial in-ovo sexing system designed to move from day-four detection to sexing before incubation begins (day zero) through a platform upgrade, without significant further capital spending.
The equipment is designed to fit into existing hatchery processes of any size, from independent hatcheries to large plants, using equipment commonly found in hatcheries. Identifying male and infertile eggs at day four, the companies say, happens well before the embryo can feel pain, the point that major animal welfare organisations use as their benchmark.
Removing those eggs early also frees space: the companies say the system makes 40% to 60% more incubator capacity available at day four for viable female eggs, and that it needs no expensive consumables or significant electrical energy. Visitors to IPPE will be able to see the hatchery-ready equipment working. The performance figures are the companies' own. The report is by Melanie Epp.
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Source: The Poultry Site
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