NAC583.111. Terms descriptive of the air cell defined.

     1. “Bubbly air cell” means a ruptured air cell resulting in one or more small separate air bubbles usually floating beneath the main air cell.

     2. “Depth of air cell” refers to the air space between shell membranes normally in the large end of the egg and means the distance from its top to its bottom when the egg is held air cell upward.

     3. “Free air cell” means an air cell that moves freely toward the uppermost point in the egg as the egg is rotated slowly.

     4. An air cell is “practically regular” if it maintains a practically fixed position in the egg and shows a fairly even outline with not more than 1/4-inch movement in any direction as the egg is rotated.

     [St. Quarantine Officer, No. 83.06, eff. 3-1-58; A 4-1-72]—(Substituted in revision for NAC 583.140)