Effect of housing system and age of laying hens on eggshell quality, microbial contamination, and penetration of microorganisms into eggs

• Published in: Czech Journal of Animal Science Vol. 63; no. 2; pp. 51 - 60
• Main Authors: Vlčková, Jana, Tůmová, Eva, Ketta, Mohamed, Englmaierová, Michaela, Chodová, Darina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Czech; Slovak
• Published: Prague Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) 01.01.2018; Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
• Subjects: Age; Albumen; Cages; Contamination; E coli; egg safety; Egg shells; Eggs; enriched cage; Enterococcus; Escherichia coli; free range; hen; Microbial contamination; Microorganisms; Penetration; Pores; Poultry; Poultry housing

Hens of the laying hybrid ISA Brown were used in the study with the objective to evaluate eggshell quality, microbial contamination of eggshells, and penetration of microorganisms into the egg content in different housing systems (enriched cage: 60 hens, 10 hens per cage, 750 cm2 per hen vs free ran...