#$%^&*AU2013216684A120130905.pdf#####Methods And Apparatus For Candling Avian Eggs Via Thermal Cameras ABSTRACT Egg candling methods and apparatus are disclosed wherein non-live eggs, inverted egg, and side air cell eggs can be quickly identified. A method of candling eggs includes exposing a plurality of incubated eggs to an environment having a temperature different from a temperature at which the eggs were incubated obtaining a thermal image of the eggs and analyzing the thermal image to obtain surface temperature information for each egg. The surface temperature information may be utilized to designate each egg as live/non-live, inverted, or having a side air cell.
