Evaluation of Physical Egg Quality Parameters of Commercial Brown Laying Hens Housed in Five Production Systems

Evaluation of Physical Egg Quality Parameters of Commercial Brown Laying Hens Housed in Five Production Systems

This study evaluates the effect of housing environment on the egg quality characteristics of brown egg layers as many different environments are currently used in the industry. Battery cages, barren colony cages, enriched colony cages, cage-free, and free-range environments were evaluated. Overall,...

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Main Authors:	Benjamin N. Alig, Ramon D. Malheiros, Kenneth E. Anderson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:	Animals
Subjects:	egg quality brown egg layers Haugh unit shell color free-range cage-free
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/4/716

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