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Mapping foodborne pathogen contamination throughout the conventional and alternative poultry supply chains

open access: yesPoultry Science, 2021
: Recently, there has been a consumer push for natural and organic food products. This has caused alternative poultry production, such as organic, pasture, and free-range systems, to grow in popularity.
Chase E. Golden   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Heat Stress on the Laying Performance, Egg Quality, and Physiological Response of Laying Hens

open access: yesAnimals
Simple Summary Climate change poses a significant challenge to the global livestock industry, intensifying weather conditions and exposing animals to extreme heat and humidity.
Hyeran Kim   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Egg Marketing in National Supermarkets: Egg Quality—Part 1

open access: yesPoultry Science, 2001
Two surveys were conducted to determine the quality of eggs offered to consumers in large supermarkets in various regions of the US. The first survey was conducted in California (CA) in 1994 and included 38 samples of large (L) and extra large (XL) white eggs in 15 markets.
D D, Bell   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Trace Minerals in Laying Hen Diets and Their Effects on Egg Quality

open access: yesBiological Trace Element Research
With the advancement in the egg industry sector, egg quality has assumed great significance in certain countries. Enhancements in the nutritional value of eggs may have direct affirmative consequences for daily nutrient intake and therefore for human ...
S. Elnesr   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The effect of genotype, housing system and egg collection time on egg quality in egg type hens

open access: yesCzech Journal of Animal Science, 2009
The effect of egg collection time, genotype and housing system on egg quality characteristics was evaluated in an experiment with laying hens of ISA Brown, Hisex Brown and Moravia housed on litter and in conventional cages.
E. Tůmová   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effect of Housing Environment on Physical Egg Quality of White Egg Layers

open access: yesPoultry, 2023
Currently, the egg industry is experiencing a shift in demand for eggs from cage-free environments. This study aims to evaluate the egg quality parameters of white eggs laid in several different housing environments utilized in the industry.
Benjamin N. Alig   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Egg shell quality in Japanese quail: characteristics, heritabilities and genetic and phenotypic relationships

open access: yesAnimal, 2015
The objective of the present study was to estimate heritabilities as well as genetic and phenotypic correlations for egg weight, specific gravity, shape index, shell ratio, egg shell strength, egg length, egg width and shell weight in Japanese quail eggs.
D. Narinc   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of acute and chronic heat stress on the performance, egg quality, body temperature, and blood gas parameters of laying hens

open access: yesPoultry Science, 2019
The goal of this experiment was to measure the physiological response of individual laying hens exposed to heat stress (HS). Performance, egg quality, body temperature (BT), and blood chemistry of laying hens were individually recorded before and after ...
N. Barrett   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Interactions between Egg Storage Duration and Breeder Age on Selected Egg Quality, Hatching Results, and Chicken Quality

open access: yesAnimals, 2020
Simple Summary Egg storage duration and breeder age are two important factors influencing productivity and profitability of hatcheries. These factors probably interact with each other to influence egg quality, apparent fertility, hatchability, and ...
Hedia Nasri   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Egg Quality and Aureomycin

open access: yesPoultry Science, 1953
Abstract With the introduction of aureomycin supplements in poultry growing mashes, it is of interest to note whether this antibiotic, when fed to laying birds, has any influence on egg quality factors. Observations on blood and meat spot incidence are of particular interest because of the controversy surrounding the effect of aureomycin on clotting ...
Gilbert Chin, A.W. Brant
openaire   +1 more source

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