Comparison of methods to measure the specific gravity of laying hen eggs

Authors

  • Ednardo Rodrigues Freitas
  • Nilva Kazue Sakomura
  • Marcos Martins Gonzalez
  • Nei André Arruda Barbosa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2004.v39.6800

Keywords:

specific density, strains, egg quality, saline flotation method

Abstract

The objective of this work was to compare the results of measuring the specific gravity (SG) of laying hen eggs by using a weighing apparatus and the saline flotation method (SFM). Two hundred eggs from two genetic lines were distributed randomly into two groups of 50 eggs per genetic line and were submitted to two different sequences of SG measurement. Not significant differences were found between the two methods. The weighing apparatus measured the SG of the eggs accurately as the SFM.

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Published

2004-05-01

How to Cite

Freitas, E. R., Sakomura, N. K., Gonzalez, M. M., & Barbosa, N. A. A. (2004). Comparison of methods to measure the specific gravity of laying hen eggs. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 39(5), 509–512. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2004.v39.6800

Issue

v.39, n.5, maio 2004

Section

SCIENTIFIC NOTES