AGR 2350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Candling, Lutein, Leghorn Chicken
7 Dec 2017
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*canadian poultry industry produced . 3 billion on products in 2016. Management by canadian egg marketing agency: quota aliquoted to provincial boards. Layer ~-300/unit (one laying hen for 52-week cycle) Quota exemptions for very small flocks <300 birds. Average canadian farm size: ~22, 500 hens. Now known as a good source of protein. No longer a risk in terms of cholesterol. If you follow consumer trends cereal decreased and eggs has increased. Lec #15 poultry egg industry: on the farm - eggs collected twice a day sometimes more, cooling room on farm, truck, grading station cooling room, washing, candling - looking at egg quality through the light. Vitamin d eggs hens where fed high vitamin d. Organic eggs hens only fed organic feed. All grade a eggs are classified by weight. *processed eggs typically lower quality, as they are normally separated/cracked. Day one chicks transported to pullet barn.
