I love eggs. Always have, and I expect I always will. Eggs are an easy, quick and inexpensive source of protein, and with my busy professional and personal life, I need protein to stay grounded. I remember when there was hype about eggs having too much cholesterol. People were cutting out eggs and resorting to some form of liquid egg in a carton. I didn’t buy into it, and continued eating my da...

Industry observations indicate that a proportion of shell eggs exhibit an uncharacteristic spreading of the thin albumen when they are broken-out for fast-food preparation. Because the height and characteristics of the thick albumen are unaffected, the eggs are classified as Grade A. Preliminary observations discounted effects of egg storage or contaminated feed. Two experiments were conducted ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of dietary vitamin E on reproductive and productive parameters in Japanese quails. A total number of 240 female and 80 male Japanese quail were divided into five treatments with four replications in a completely randomized design. Experimental diets were zero control, 30, 60, 120 and 240 mg kg-1 of vitamin E. Fertility and total hatchability wer...