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6. Pharmaceutical outlets
6.1 The embryonated egg
Embryonated eggs are used worldwide to manufacture vaccines for human and animal influenza (swine, equine), for poultry vaccines and for the culture of certain other viruses.
The chicken egg embryo remains the classic means of multiplying the influenza virus. The international Pasteur Mérieux Connaught Serums and Vaccines group uses tens of millions of eggs every year. These eggs are produced on poultry farms that undergo strict health checks, including blood tests, feed monitoring and very precise specifications. The fertilized eggs produced by these laying hens with roosters are disinfected immediately after laying, then incubated for 11 days (figure
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Institut technique de l'aviculture ITAVI, Paris
French Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Direction générale de l'alimentation DGAL, Paris
Equipment manufacturers (non-exhaustive list)
Egg sorting, weighing and packing machines
MOBA/Scholtz.
Egg-breaking machines, dryers, etc.
Sanovo Engineering A/S
Vacuum packaging machines
Multivac France.
Machines for cooking, peeling and counting hard-boiled eggs
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