The Effect of Housing Environment on Physical Egg Quality of White Egg Layers

Currently, the egg industry is experiencing a shift in demand for eggs from cage-free environments. This study aims to evaluate quality parameters of white laid several different housing environments utilized industry. Egg battery cages, barren colony enriched cages and pens were compared. Overall, most found be across Battery produced heaviest with highest Haugh unit (p < 0.05). Cage-free hens darkest yolks, lowest units, strongest shells solids percentage compared other did not detect differences between any environment shell color, elasticity, vitelline membrane strength or elasticity > Moreover, this It appears that egg-laying had superior performance caged only improved yolk color. Furthermore, it simply adding enrichments does affect parameters. From results our study, we believe current intensive environments, such as are beneficial layer moves toward cage-free, new strategies will need developed preserve quality. More research needed, particularly evaluating free-range