A study was conducted to assess the physical characteristics, chemical composition and fatty acid profile of ostrich eggs. Fifteen eggs were collected randomly and used for the conduct of study. Studies revealed the average size to be 1435.1 ± 20.10 g, length 151.5 ± 0.83 mm, width 113.6 ± 0.34 mm, shell thickness 2.56 ± 1.12 mm and shape index 74.2 ± 0.82. Three principal components amounted t...

A new type of globular particle, the 'insoluble yolk globule', was isolated from the egg yolk of three avian species (hen, duck, and emu) by centrifugation or gel-filtration chromatography. These globules are stable in NaCl and urea solutions at concentrations that dissolve or disrupt other constituents of yolk, The isolated globules are about 1% of the dry yolk of hen's and duck's eggs but abo...

Two hundred and sixteen Institut de Sélection Animale (ISA) brown layers (40 wks of age) were studied for 6 wks to examine the effect of microalgae powder (MAP) on egg production, egg quality, blood lipid profile, and fatty acid concentration of egg yolk. Dietary treatments were as follows: i) CON (basal diet), ii) 0.5% MAP (CON+0.5% Schizochytrium powder), and iii) 1.0% MAP (CON+1.0% Schizochy...

Chicken egg yolk is a rich source of nutrients providing high quality proteins, vitamins, minerals, carotenoids and antioxidants. Chicken egg yolk, recovered from whole egg within 24 hours post-lay has been utilized as a starting material in the preparation of a dietary supplement that has been demonstrated to lead to gains in muscle mass in a human clinical study. Further, an oil derived from ...

1. Eggs from 4 farmed populations of Lesser Rhea (Pterocnemia pennata) were studied to determine their physical and chemical characteristics. 2. None of the physical variables (weight of whole egg, yolk, albumen and shell; proportion of yolk based on egg content; proportion of shell based on entire egg weight; volume; density) showed significant differences between populations. 3. Among chemica...

to determine the effect of hen age and storage condition on egg quality, fresh eggs were sampled from two commercial flocks of white leghorn hens at 28 and 68 weeks of age. half of sampled eggs from each flock were stored at 6°c and the other half was stored at room temperature. fifteen eggs were randomly sampled from each treatment following collection and at 5-day intervals to 30 days of stor...

This study aims to determine the quality of chicken eggs Lohman Brown has given fish oil in rations. The design used was a completely randomized (CRD) with total 160 chickens 4 treatments and replications each replication consisted 10 chickens. P0: Ration without oil, P1: using 0.2% P2: Rations 0.3% P3: 0.4% oil. feed is composed ingredients, namely corn, bran, concentrate, mineral, flour. vari...