Etude des caractéristiques de conformation et de composition des oeufs de la poule locale. Comparaison avec les oeufs de la souche industrielle

Abstract

Village poultry farming plays an important role in life of rural populations. They provide protein of high quality. The local chicken meat and eggs are highly appreciated by the Algerian consumer, however, the quality of the eggs is not uniform and it can be influenced by several factors (age and breed, diet, breeding method and technique, genetic selection ... ). The present study aimed to compare the quality of eggs from local hens in terms of composition and conformation with eggs from an industrial strain. Shape index, whole egg weight, shell weight, pi-I yolk, pi-I albumen were determined.