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Relationship between Bone Quality, Egg Production and Eggshell Quality in Laying Hens at the End of an Extended Production Cycle (105 Weeks) [PDF]
Animals, 2021 (1) Background: Nowadays the industry aims to improve lay persistency for extended cycles (100 weeks or longer) to make egg production more sustainable.
Clara Alfonso-Carrillo +6 more
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Research progress on bird eggshell quality defects: a review
Poultry Science, 2023 : The eggshell quality declined with extending of chicken laying cycles. Eggshell quality is a crucial feature that not only affects consumer preference, but also influences producers’ economic profitability.
Xue Cheng, Zhonghua Ning
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Uterine Metabolomic Analysis for the Regulation of Eggshell Calcification in Chickens
Metabolites, 2021 Eggshell quality is economically important for table eggs and functionally indispensable for hatching eggs. During the formation of eggshell in the uterus, organic matrixes in uterine fluid can control and modify the formation of calcified eggshell.
Xiqiong Wang +4 more
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Animals, 2021 The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between the eggshell color parameters and its mineral composition as well as the internal quality of eggs derived from various breeds of hens, varied by eggshell color: seledine from Araucana, brown ...
Kamil Drabik +5 more
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Eggshell structure, measurements, and quality-affecting factors in laying hens: a review
Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2016 Eggshell quality is one of the most significant factors affecting poultry industry; it economically influences egg production and hatchability. Eggshell consists of shell membranes and the true shell that includes mammillary layer, palisade layer, and ...
M. Ketta, E. Tůmová
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Effect of Uniformity of Eggshell Thickness on Eggshell Quality in Chickens
The Journal of Poultry Science, 2014 Numerous parameters have been proposed to evaluate eggshell quality in order to reduce losses from damaged eggshells. The uniformity of eggshell thickness (UET), as a newly proposed parameter, is defined as the reciprocal of the coefficient of variation
Yi-Yuan Yan +5 more
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Poultry Science, 2021 : We have studied in detail the changes that occur in eggshell structure and composition during a production cycle in order to better understand the deterioration of eggshell quality with hen age (at 33, 45, and 67 wk).
Cristina Benavides-Reyes +6 more
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Scanning electron microscope-based evaluation of eggshell quality
Poultry Science: The eggshell is the outermost covering of an egg that provides physical and chemical protection. It is a major source of calcium and minerals for the growing embryo during incubation.
Prem Lal Mahato +4 more
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The reasons for the deterioration of chicken eggshell quality at high temperatures: a review [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 In hot-climate regions high ambient temperature is one of the main problems of poultry farming. It is a reason for large financial losses caused by a significant decrease in the livability and productivity of poultry and the quality of products.
Kavtarashvili Alexey, Buyarov Viktor
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Poultry Science, 2021 The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the genotype (guinea fowl, native breed Leghorn, and commercial hybrid hens), storage time (0, 14, 28 d) and storage temperature (fresh, 5, 20°C) on eggshell quality traits and microbiological ...
Ondřej Krunt +5 more
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