EXHIBIT 23.2

                         Consent of Independent Auditors

       We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-51582, 33-63318, 333-04109, 333-56279 and
333-42676) pertaining to the Amended and Restated Incentive Stock Option and
Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan of Embrex, Inc. and Subsidiaries of our report
dated February 22, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
and schedule of Embrex, Inc. and Subsidiaries, included in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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                                                           Ernst & Young LLP
Raleigh, North Carolina
June 24, 2002