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

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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Main Authors: Freitas, Ednardo Rodrigues, Sakomura, Nilva Kazue, Gonzalez, Marcos Martins, Barbosa, Nei André Arruda
Format: Digital revista
Language:por
Published: Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira 2004
Online Access:https://seer.sct.embrapa.br/index.php/pab/article/view/6800
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Summary: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.