This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of force molting programs on egg production and quality oflaying hens. Total of 165 white Bovines laying hens at 72 weeks of age were divided into four groups. Birds in-group 1 (control), birds in group 2, 3 and 4 were fasted for 10, 12 and 15 days, …
An experiment was carried out to determine melamine residual levels in eggs by feeding laying hens 200 or 1,000 mg …
The US egg industry is being pressured from many directions to change its production practices, particularly to address concerns about hen welfare in conventional cage systems. Responding to similar pressures, in 1999, the European Union banned conventional laying cages starting in 2012. This now impending European ban has led to the development of several alternative …
From 2012 onwards, housing of laying hens in conventional battery cages will be forbidden in the European Union and only …
Ergosterol (ERG) content, being an indicator of fungal biomass, was analyzed in samples of eggshell, egg white, and egg yolk …
A move from conventional cages to either an enriched cage or a noncage system may affect the safety or quality, …
The first step toward ensuring a safe processed food is to ensure the basic ingredients are safe as well. The …
In this study, laying hen welfare is taken into account as part of an overall ‘egg safety and quality concept’. A holistic approach is adopted that encompasses the whole food chain in which responsibility for the production of safe and high quality eggs is shared along the entire food chain. Scientific data on egg quality …
1. The aim was to assess eggshell contamination in various laying hen-housing systems and to identify factors influencing this contamination. …