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Egg quality defines those characteristics of an egg that affect consumer acceptability and preference. Components of quality include shell quality and interior egg quality for shell eggs, and interior egg quality for further processed eggs. The quality of the egg once it is laid cannot be improved. Hence, its maintenance is mostly a preventive process. Egg quality is influenced by several factors including rearing, temperature, humidity, handling, storage, and egg age. Shell quality: There are five major classes of shell defects: integrity, texture, shape, color, and cleanliness. Internal egg quality involves functional, aesthetic and microbiological properties of the egg yolk and albumen. The proportions of components for fresh egg are 32% yolk, 58% albumen and 10% shell. Regarding exterior egg quality, the shell of each egg should be smooth, clean and free of cracks. The eggs should be uniform in colour, size and shape.
Hear what Dr. Rajesh Kharvi, Senior Marketing Specialist, Novus South Central Asia, has to say about some of the more common challenges being encountered by egg producers, today, characteristics of superior eggshell quality and how to improve overall egg performance using Novus solutions ...
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1. Introduction Chicken eggs are considered as an important and inexpensive source of high-quality protein. In particular, eggs contain various fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals that the human body requires to be healthy [1]. However, eggs are considered a major source of dietary cholesterol, since one egg contains more than 200 mg cholesterol. Therefore, egg consumption may lead to a significant elevation in plasma cholesterol levels and may increase the risk of...
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Afla V ONE 5 - 300 ppb Method for Total Aflatoxin Detection in Complete Feeds and Pet Food
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I would be grateful if somebody could tell me what is the effect of high antibody titer of Gumboro in broiler breeders. Will the egg or its quality be affected? What is the impact of that high antibody titer on the progeny? ...
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Start-up reaches commercialization stage for its technology
Fast and reliable gender determination of chicken embryos in the egg now possible at scale
Technology enables egg producers to avoid killing of male chicks, which is prohibited from 2022 in Germany
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Recent developments of the pandemic give the world hope for a return to the meetings in person soon, but unfortunately this is not enough to allow IPC to held its meeting in Bordeaux.
For this reason, IPC semester meeting, previously scheduled for 20 to 24 April 2021, has been officially moved to 12-16 October 2021. Bordeaux has been confirmed as the venue of the event. Registration will open on June 1, 2021.
Since IPC considers health and safety of its Members as an...
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By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Eggs are one of nature’s most nutritious and economical foods. But it’s important that you take care when handling and preparing fresh eggs and egg products.
The inside of eggs that appear...
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I. INTRODUCTION The profitability of the egg industry at commercial farm level is influenced by key production traits such as feed consumption, feed efficiency and egg quality. These measures of profitability are primarily controlled by genetics, but are also influenced by environmental factors leading up to the onset of lay and beyond. Consequently, inconsistency in voluntary feed intake and hen body weight can result in variations in feed efficiency, egg production and egg...
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Background Infectious synovitis was first described and associated with mycoplasma infection in the USA during the early 1950’s [1] and the causative organism was designated later as Mycoplasma synoviae [2]. It is a cosmopolitan microorganism in poultry production. The clinical signs of MS infection can be different according to its tropism and poultry categories. M. synoviae infection most frequently occurs as a subclinical upper respiratory infection, but more severe...
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The International Egg Nutrition Centre (IENC) has announced the formation of the Global Egg Nutrition Expert Group which will focus on developing, collating and optimising research on the nutritional value of eggs, to ensure the information is readily available to all.
The group, which has been formed in line with two of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Zero Hunger, and Good Health and Wellbeing, will look to collate balanced information on the nutritional impact of the egg....
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Biosecurity is a major consideration for egg farmers across the world, and can be regarded as the ecosystem of measures capable of preventing the spread of harmful organisms to animals to reduce the risk of transmission of infectious diseases. Strong biosecurity requires all preventative measures to work collaboratively, from vaccines to physical barriers, hygiene practices, personal protective equipment (PPE) and bio-monitoring. It is essential that all elements are working in sync, with no...
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Trends and challenges in Poultry Production: Jonathan Cade, President of Hy-Line International
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METHPLUS® is a nutraceutical product that acts in feeds as adjuvant to synthetic methionine (from Latin, adiuvare: to aid). Thanks to its ingredients based on plant extracts, seaweed and legume, helps to enhance remethylating path of the methionine cycle. METHPLUS® was developed thanks to European funds, over a period of 3 years, and its effectiveness has been demonstrated in the field in numerous countries with different diets, different climatic factors and management,...
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1. Introduction One of the main goals of free-range egg production is to optimise laying performance and egg quality while supporting hen health and welfare. However, opportunities provided in the free-range system allow for the expression of a variety of behaviours, interactions and physical experiences (e.g., being exposed to uncontrolled environmental conditions) which may impact hen health, welfare, and survival [1–3]. For example, free-range flocks are frequently...
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Introduction The genetic make up of a layer variety determines its range of possible performance results. Within this genetically defined range, we can alter the production characteristics through our management systems to optimize these traits which are most profitable for our market. Based on International market levels eggs are sold on the basis of egg size. Much preference is given to egg size, whereas in Indian markets the eggs are not...
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The laying cycle of a chicken flock usually covers a span of about 12 months. Egg production begins when the birds reach about 18-22 weeks of age, depending on the breed and season. Flock production rises sharply and reaches a peak of about 90%, 6-8 weeks later. Production then gradually declines to about 65% after 12 months of lay. A typical production curve for a laying flock, showing changes in the level of egg production and in egg weight, over time, is given in Figure 1. ...
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Analyze over 40 different feed raw materials with AMINONIR® Portable | Evonik
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Mike Persia (Virginia Tech) talked about body composition and the advantages of this technology when evaluating energy status, during IPPE 2020 in Atlanta, USA....
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When humans domesticate and breed an animal, they tend to select for a very specific trait. In laying hens, artificial selection for high egg production has led to hens that can produce 320 eggs a year. But could artificial selection have unintentionally altered hen brain morphology?
In a new study, published in the July issue of Poultry...
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Introduction Earlier, it was hypothesized that growth promoting effects of Antimicrobial Growth Promoters (AGPs) in poultry feed are attributed to their non-antibiotic anti-inflammatory...
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Afla V ONE 5 - 300 ppb Method for Total Aflatoxin Detection in Complete Feeds and Pet Food
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I'm interested in knowing what to feed my layer chickens so that they lay fertile eggs. ...
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Introduction There is increasing consumer interest in healthier (designer) eggs, nutritionally enhanced and value added with enrichment of omega-3 fatty acids and Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) along with reduced level of cholesterol, fat, saturated and trans-fatty acids in egg. Eggs are not only a highly nutritious food, but also a rich source of diverse bioactive components including nutraceuticals. In present scenario consumers are much conscious about their health and their...
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