DETERMINATION OF HEN EGGSHELL STRENGTH BY THE PUNCTURE METHOD
Keywords:
eggshell breaking strength, puncture method
Abstract
The aim of this study was to design and apply the measuring acquisition system, or a device for determining the limit values of eggshell strength using the puncture method. This study focused on class "M" eggs produced on a laying hen farm in the vicinity of Čаčak, and determined the external physical properties of egg quality: length, width, shape index and weight. In addition, the following eggshell properties were determined: weight, proportion, thickness, and puncture force. Average egg length was 58.05 mm, width 45.46 mm, and shape index 78.25. Average egg weight was 65.89 g, and the eggshell ratio 12.76% (8.44 g). Average eggshell thickness was 0.48 mm with a 4.69% coefficient of variation. Results showed that the tested eggs had uniform strength, with average value of the minimum shell puncture force 26.34 N, with a 0.95% coefficient of variation.
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Hamilton, R., M., G., and Thompson, B., K. (1986). The Effects of the Egg Shell Strength Puncture Test on the Subsequent Hatchability of Eggs from White Leghorn and Broiler Hens1' 1986 Poultry Science 65, 1502-1509.
Hunt, J. R., Voisey, P. W., and Thompson, B., K. (1977). Physical properties of eggshells: A comparison of the puncture and compression tests for estimating shell strength. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 57, 329-338.
Ketta, Mohamed and Tumova, Eva (2018). Relationship between egg shell thickness and other egg shell measurements in eggs from litter and cages, Italian Journal of Animal Science, 17 (1), 234-239.
Krawczyk, J. (2009). Quality of eggs from Polish native Greenleg Partridge chicken-hens maintained in organic vs. backyard production systems. Animal Science Papers and Reports, 27 (3): 227-235.
Kralik, Zlata, Kralik, Gordana, Grčević, Manuela, Škrtić, Zoran, Biazik, Ewa (2012). Usporedba kvalitete konzumnih jaja različitih proizvođača. Krmiva 54, (1), 17-21.
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Pavlovski, Z., Vitorović, D. (1996). Direktan metod za određivanje čvrstoće ljuske jaja. Nauka u živinarstvu, 3-4, 171-175.
Rakita, S., Spasevski, N., Čolović, D., Popović, S., Ikonić, P., Čolović, R., Lević, J. (2016). Uticaj hrane obogaćene omega-3 masnim kiselinama, paprikom i nevenom na fizičke osobine jaja koka nosilja. Journal on Processing and Energy in Agriculture 20, 58-62.
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Tumova, E., Gous, R. M., Tyler, N. (2014). Effect of hen age, environmental temperature, and oviposition time on egg shell quality and eggshell and serum mineral contents in laying and broiler breeder hens. Czech Journal of Animal Science, 59, 435–443.
Tumova, E., Vlčkova, J., Charvatova, V., Drabek, O., Tejnecky, V., Ketta, M., Chodova, D. (2016). Interactions of genotype, housing and dietary calcium in layer performance, eggshell quality and tibia characteristics. SA Anim Sci. 46 (3), 285-293.
Turker, I., Alkan, S. (2019). Comparisons of Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Eggs Obtained using Hens Reared in Deep Litter and free-range Systems. Tarim Bilimleri Dergisi – Journal of Agricultural Sciences 25, 181-188.
Voisey, P., W., and Mac Donald, D., C. (1978). Laboratory measurements of eggshell strength. 1. An instrument for measuring shell strength by quasistatic compression, puncture and non-destructive deformation. Poultry Sci. 57, 860-869.
Voisey, P. W., Hamilton, R. M. G., Thompson, B. K. (1979). Laboratory measurement of eggshell strength. 2. The quasi-static compression, puncture, non-destructive deformation, and specific gravity methods applied to the same egg. Poultry Sci., 58, pp. 288-294.
Yan, Y. Y., Sun, C. J., Lian, L., Zheng, J. X., Xu, G. Y., Yang, N. (2014). Effect of uniformity of eggshell thickness on eggshell quality in chickens. The Journal of Poultry Science, 51, 338–342.
Published
2021/10/25
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