Egg Production

Selected USDA Research on Egg Production

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a robust research program that includes studies of many aspects of egg production, especially efforts to protect the health of consumers and the marketability of eggs. Here are recent publications on USDA poultry research in this topical area. All of these articles are available from the National Agricultural Library Digital Collections.

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Physical quality and composition of retail shell eggs.jpg
Physical quality and composition of retail shell eggs (2010)
Temperature Sequence of Eggs from Oviposition Through Distribution Production--Part 1.jpg
Temperature Sequence of Eggs from Oviposition Through Distribution: Production--Part 1 (2008)
Temperature Sequence of Eggs from Oviposition Through Distribution Processing--Part 2.jpg
Temperature Sequence of Eggs from Oviposition Through Distribution: Processing--Part 2 (2008)
Temperature Sequence of Eggs from Oviposition Through Distribution Transportation--Part 3.jpg
Temperature Sequence of Eggs from Oviposition Through Distribution: Transportation--Part 3 (2008)
Genetic variations alter production and behavioral responses following heat stress in 2 strains of laying hens.JPG
Selected Item: Genetic variations alter production and behavioral responses following heat stress in 2 strains of laying hens (2013)
Short preincubations during egg storage increases hatchability and chick quality in long-stored broiler eggs.jpg
Short preincubations during egg storage increases hatchability and chick quality in long-stored broiler eggs (2013)
Reduction of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus in eggs from chickens once or twice vaccinated with an oil-emulsified inactivated H5 avian influenza vaccine.JPG
Reduction of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus in eggs from chickens once or twice vaccinated with an oil-emulsified inactivated H5 avian influenza vaccine (2012)
Pathogen prevalence and microbial levels associated with restricted shell eggs.jpg
Pathogen prevalence and microbial levels associated with restricted shell eggs (2007)
The dopaminergic system and aggression in laying hens.jpg
The dopaminergic system and aggression in laying hens (2011)
Effects of vaccination with F-strain Mycoplasma gallisepticum on egg production and quality parameters of commercial layer hens previously vaccinated with 6 85-strain Mycoplasma gallisepticum.JPG
Effects of vaccination with F-strain Mycoplasma gallisepticum on egg production and quality parameters of commercial layer hens previously vaccinated with 6/85-strain Mycoplasma gallisepticum (2010)
Development of Antimicrobial Coatings for Improving the Microbiological Safety and Quality of Shell Eggs.jpg
Development of Antimicrobial Coatings for Improving the Microbiological Safety and Quality of Shell Eggs (2013)
Single and combined effects of organic selenium and zinc on egg, fertility, hatchability, and embryonic mortality of exotic cochin hens.JPG
Single and combined effects of organic selenium and zinc on egg, fertility, hatchability, and embryonic mortality of exotic cochin hens (2012)
Enterobacteriaceae and related organisms isolated from nest run cart shelves in commercial shell egg processing facilities.jpg
Enterobacteriaceae and related organisms isolated from nest run cart shelves in commercial shell egg processing facilities (2009)
Vitamins A, E and fatty acid composition of the eggs of caged hens and pastured hens.jpg
Vitamins A, E and fatty acid composition of the eggs of caged hens and pastured hens (2010)
Egg Wash Wastewater Estrogenic Risk or Environmental Asset.JPG
Egg Wash Wastewater: Estrogenic Risk or Environmental Asset? (2013)
Cholesterol and vitamin D content of eggs in the U.S. retail market.JPG
Cholesterol and vitamin D content of eggs in the U.S. retail market (2013)
A federal and state transport plan for movement of eggs and egg products from commercial egg production premises in a high-pathogenicity avian influenza control area.JPG
A federal and state transport plan for movement of eggs and egg products from commercial egg production premises in a high-pathogenicity avian influenza control area (2009)
Comparison of supplements to enhance recovery of heat-injured Salmonella from egg albumen.JPG
Comparison of supplements to enhance recovery of heat-injured Salmonella from egg albumen (2009)
Growth and Survival of Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 in Liquid Egg Products.jpg
Growth and Survival of Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 in Liquid Egg Products (2009)
Changes of blood parameters associated with bone remodeling following experimentally induced fatty liver disorder in laying hens.JPG
Changes of blood parameters associated with bone remodeling following experimentally induced fatty liver disorder in laying hens (2013)