Effect of microwave irradiation (2.45 GHz, CW) on egg weight loss, egg hatchability, and hatchling growth of the Coturnix quail
✍ Scribed by David Byman; Sam P. Battista; Fred E. Wasserman; Thomas H. Kunz
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 670 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0197-8462
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✦ Synopsis
Fertile eggs of the Coturnix quail were exposed twice a day for 30 min to 2.45-GHz continuous wave radiation at power densities of 25 or 50 mW cm-2 throughout the 17-day incubation period. Other eggs were exposed to 20 degrees C or 24 degrees C temperatures twice daily. Repeated exposures to 20 degrees C, 24 degrees C, or 25 mW cm-2 did not reduce hatchability. Irradiation at 50 mW cm-2 lowered hatchability, probably as a result of high egg temperatures. Hatchlings that had been irradiated by microwaves as embryos had normal growth rates and no obvious developmental abnormalities.