INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL QUALITY OF COMMERCIAL LAYING HENS EGGS WITH NORMAL AND VITREOUS EGGSHELL

The objective of this study was to evaluate the internal and external quality of eggs classified as eggs with normal eggshell and eggs with vitreous eggshell, produced by hens at three different ages. Forty-five eggs of each eggshell type, normal and vitreous, were sampled at the ages of 30, 50, and...

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Main Authors: Daniela Reis Vilela, Leticia Souza Silva Carvalho, Naiara Simarro Fagundes, Evandro de Abreu Fernandes
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Goiás 2016-10-01
Series:Ciência Animal Brasileira
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Online Access:https://www.revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/21535
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author Daniela Reis Vilela
Leticia Souza Silva Carvalho
Naiara Simarro Fagundes
Evandro de Abreu Fernandes
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Leticia Souza Silva Carvalho
Naiara Simarro Fagundes
Evandro de Abreu Fernandes
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description The objective of this study was to evaluate the internal and external quality of eggs classified as eggs with normal eggshell and eggs with vitreous eggshell, produced by hens at three different ages. Forty-five eggs of each eggshell type, normal and vitreous, were sampled at the ages of 30, 50, and 70 weeks. The weight of the egg, in both types of eggshell, increased with the advancing age of the hen. Higher concentration of calcium was found in eggs with normal eggshells comparing to eggs with vitreous eggshells. The eggshell type did not affect phosphorus percentage. The mineral deposition of the eggshell was constant. The skin thickness increased irrespective of the shell along the reproductive life of the chicken and decreased when the bird became older. The percentage of albumen increased, while the percentage of albumen protein and pH decreased throughout the ages. Percentage of egg yolk, humidity, and pH decreased with increase of age of the laying hen, whereas crude protein and lipid increased. Eggs with vitreous eggshell showed eggshell with lower quality compared to those with normal eggshell, without, however, compromising the internal quality of albumen and yolk. Keywords: egg quality; eggshell types; physical analysis.
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spelling doaj.art-a8bc2f0107534e899913616cdd7083482022-12-22T01:07:22ZengUniversidade Federal de GoiásCiência Animal Brasileira1518-27971809-68912016-10-0117450951817370INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL QUALITY OF COMMERCIAL LAYING HENS EGGS WITH NORMAL AND VITREOUS EGGSHELLDaniela Reis Vilela0Leticia Souza Silva Carvalho1Naiara Simarro Fagundes2Evandro de Abreu Fernandes3Universidade Federal de UberlândiaUniversidade Federal de UberlândiaUniversidade Federal de UberlândiaUniversidade Federal de Uberlândia Prof. Dr. do Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias UFU- MGThe objective of this study was to evaluate the internal and external quality of eggs classified as eggs with normal eggshell and eggs with vitreous eggshell, produced by hens at three different ages. Forty-five eggs of each eggshell type, normal and vitreous, were sampled at the ages of 30, 50, and 70 weeks. The weight of the egg, in both types of eggshell, increased with the advancing age of the hen. Higher concentration of calcium was found in eggs with normal eggshells comparing to eggs with vitreous eggshells. The eggshell type did not affect phosphorus percentage. The mineral deposition of the eggshell was constant. The skin thickness increased irrespective of the shell along the reproductive life of the chicken and decreased when the bird became older. The percentage of albumen increased, while the percentage of albumen protein and pH decreased throughout the ages. Percentage of egg yolk, humidity, and pH decreased with increase of age of the laying hen, whereas crude protein and lipid increased. Eggs with vitreous eggshell showed eggshell with lower quality compared to those with normal eggshell, without, however, compromising the internal quality of albumen and yolk. Keywords: egg quality; eggshell types; physical analysis.https://www.revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/21535Avicultura
spellingShingle Daniela Reis Vilela
Leticia Souza Silva Carvalho
Naiara Simarro Fagundes
Evandro de Abreu Fernandes
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL QUALITY OF COMMERCIAL LAYING HENS EGGS WITH NORMAL AND VITREOUS EGGSHELL
Ciência Animal Brasileira
Avicultura
title INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL QUALITY OF COMMERCIAL LAYING HENS EGGS WITH NORMAL AND VITREOUS EGGSHELL
title_full INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL QUALITY OF COMMERCIAL LAYING HENS EGGS WITH NORMAL AND VITREOUS EGGSHELL
title_fullStr INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL QUALITY OF COMMERCIAL LAYING HENS EGGS WITH NORMAL AND VITREOUS EGGSHELL
title_full_unstemmed INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL QUALITY OF COMMERCIAL LAYING HENS EGGS WITH NORMAL AND VITREOUS EGGSHELL
title_short INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL QUALITY OF COMMERCIAL LAYING HENS EGGS WITH NORMAL AND VITREOUS EGGSHELL
title_sort internal and external quality of commercial laying hens eggs with normal and vitreous eggshell
topic Avicultura
url https://www.revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/21535
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