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ZOUGER JAR [1 record]

Record 1 2020-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aquaculture
  • Animal Reproduction
DEF

A large inverted bottle used for incubating eggs, with an open top and a narrow bottom where the water enters and gently turns the eggs over in a continuous movement and maintains them suspended in the waterflow.

Key term(s)
  • Zug jar
  • Zouger jar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aquaculture
  • Reproduction des animaux
CONT

L'appareil d'origine est la bouteille de Zoug, en verre, dans laquelle l'eau entre par le fond à travers d'un petit cône d'entonnoir et sort par l'extrémité supérieure. Le courant ascendant maintient les œufs en suspension et en mouvement sur toute la hauteur de la colonne d'eau. […] Les bouteilles de Zoug […] sont aujourd'hui [de grandes bouteilles en] fibre de verre […]

Key term(s)
  • bouteille de Zug
  • carafe de Zug

Spanish

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