Is the Eggshell Quality Influenced by the Egg Weight or the Breeder Age?
ABSTRACT For a long time, it has been said that eggshell quality decreases as eggs increase in size, but this increase is seen as the breeder age advances. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the age and egg weight effect on Cobb 500 broiler breeders on eggshell quality. The quality measu...
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| description | ABSTRACT For a long time, it has been said that eggshell quality decreases as eggs increase in size, but this increase is seen as the breeder age advances. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the age and egg weight effect on Cobb 500 broiler breeders on eggshell quality. The quality measures tested were eggshell and mineral matter percentage, eggshell surface, shape and eggshell index, eggshell and membrane thickness and specific gravity. Eggs from 27, 31, 36, 40, 46, 48, 53, 58 and 63 week-old breeders were classified as eggs with a constant weight ranging from 63.8 ± 0.2; and eggs with increasing weight, according to age, being: 55.8g; 60g; 62.2g; 64.2g; 65.2g, 66.6g, 68.1g, 69.9g and 72.5g, respectively. The eggs weight did not influence the eggshell percentage and the specific gravity in seven of the nine tested ages, while for mineral matter in six of the nine studied ages. The shape and shell index, shell and membrane thickness are characteristics independent of egg weight. As the Cobb 500 broiler breeder age advanced, the mineral matter concentration and specific gravity maintained constant, the membrane thickness (R2>70) reduced, and other studied variables were influenced in the same way for both treatments. Thus, the eggshell quality decrease with the advancing age cannot be attributed solely to the increase of egg weight with consequent increase in the eggshell volume and the surface, but there are also age-related factors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-87b896202b9b4134bf35ec8b36ff39352022-12-22T00:54:22ZengFundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia AvícolasBrazilian Journal of Poultry Science1806-906121210.1590/1806-9061-2018-0896S1516-635X2019000200314Is the Eggshell Quality Influenced by the Egg Weight or the Breeder Age?FSG CrosaraVJ PereiraCG LellisKC BarraSKA SantosLCGM SouzaTA MoraisFH LitzVA LimãoPFS BragaEA FernandesABSTRACT For a long time, it has been said that eggshell quality decreases as eggs increase in size, but this increase is seen as the breeder age advances. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the age and egg weight effect on Cobb 500 broiler breeders on eggshell quality. The quality measures tested were eggshell and mineral matter percentage, eggshell surface, shape and eggshell index, eggshell and membrane thickness and specific gravity. Eggs from 27, 31, 36, 40, 46, 48, 53, 58 and 63 week-old breeders were classified as eggs with a constant weight ranging from 63.8 ± 0.2; and eggs with increasing weight, according to age, being: 55.8g; 60g; 62.2g; 64.2g; 65.2g, 66.6g, 68.1g, 69.9g and 72.5g, respectively. The eggs weight did not influence the eggshell percentage and the specific gravity in seven of the nine tested ages, while for mineral matter in six of the nine studied ages. The shape and shell index, shell and membrane thickness are characteristics independent of egg weight. As the Cobb 500 broiler breeder age advanced, the mineral matter concentration and specific gravity maintained constant, the membrane thickness (R2>70) reduced, and other studied variables were influenced in the same way for both treatments. Thus, the eggshell quality decrease with the advancing age cannot be attributed solely to the increase of egg weight with consequent increase in the eggshell volume and the surface, but there are also age-related factors.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2019000200314&lng=en&tlng=enBroiler breedersEggshell thicknessShell areaShell index |
| spellingShingle | FSG Crosara VJ Pereira CG Lellis KC Barra SKA Santos LCGM Souza TA Morais FH Litz VA Limão PFS Braga EA Fernandes Is the Eggshell Quality Influenced by the Egg Weight or the Breeder Age? Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science Broiler breeders Eggshell thickness Shell area Shell index |
| title | Is the Eggshell Quality Influenced by the Egg Weight or the Breeder Age? |
| title_full | Is the Eggshell Quality Influenced by the Egg Weight or the Breeder Age? |
| title_fullStr | Is the Eggshell Quality Influenced by the Egg Weight or the Breeder Age? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is the Eggshell Quality Influenced by the Egg Weight or the Breeder Age? |
| title_short | Is the Eggshell Quality Influenced by the Egg Weight or the Breeder Age? |
| title_sort | is the eggshell quality influenced by the egg weight or the breeder age |
| topic | Broiler breeders Eggshell thickness Shell area Shell index |
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