Share

EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON EGG YOLK CHARACTERISTICS OF EGGS FROM YOUNG AND OLD LAYING HENS.

Author(s) : NGOKA D. A., FRONING G. W., BABJI A. S.

Type of article: Article

Summary

EGG YOLKS FROM YOUNG AND OLD HENS WERE ADJUSTED TO FOUR TEMPERATURES: 274. 7, 285.8, 296.8 AND 308 K (1.7, 12.8, 23.8 AND 35 DEG C). GREATER SENSITIVITY TO TEMPERATURE WAS OBSERVED FOR THE YOUNG PULLET EGGS WITH REGARD TO YOLK INDEXAND COMPRESSION DISTANCE. THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN PEAK AREA AND EGG YOLK MEMBRANE BREAKING STRENGTH IN BOTH AGE GROUPS AS RELATED TO YOLK TEMPERATURE. EGGS FROM YOUNG HENS WERE FOUND TO HAVE YOLKS WITH A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER BREAKING STRENGTH THAN THAT NOTED FROM OLDER BIRDS.

Details

  • Original title: EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON EGG YOLK CHARACTERISTICS OF EGGS FROM YOUNG AND OLD LAYING HENS.
  • Record ID : 1983-2248
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Br. Poult. Sci. - vol. 62 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 1983
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

Links


See other articles in this issue (1)
See the source

Indexing