According to European regulations conventional cages for egg production will be banned from 2012 in favour of alternative housing systems, or furnished cages systems. This chapter covers an overview of recent literature concerning the quality of eggs obtained from furnished cages and non-cage systems in comparison with conventional cages. The quality aspects considered include overall external egg quality, shell characteristics, interior egg quality, chemical composition, functional and sensory properties and bacterial contamination of shell and egg content.

Alternative hen housing system and egg quality / M. Rossi, K. De Reu - In: Improving the safety and quality of eggs and egg products, Volume 1: Egg chemistry, production and consumption / [a cura di] Y. Nys, M. Bain and F. Van Immerseel. - Cambridge : Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2011. - ISBN 978-1-84569-754-9. - pp. 351-375 [10.1533/9780857093912.3.351]

Alternative hen housing system and egg quality

M. Rossi
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2011

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According to European regulations conventional cages for egg production will be banned from 2012 in favour of alternative housing systems, or furnished cages systems. This chapter covers an overview of recent literature concerning the quality of eggs obtained from furnished cages and non-cage systems in comparison with conventional cages. The quality aspects considered include overall external egg quality, shell characteristics, interior egg quality, chemical composition, functional and sensory properties and bacterial contamination of shell and egg content.
housing system ; external egg quality ; interior egg quality ; eggshell quality ; hygienic quality ; nutrients ; functional properties ; sensory properties
Settore AGR/15 - Scienze e Tecnologie Alimentari
2011
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