Poultry Studies 2007, Vol 7, Num, 1     (Pages: 066-071)

Egg Abnormality

İsmail Durmuş 1 ,Engin Yenice 1 ,Şahnur Erdoğan Demirtaş 1

1 Tavukçuluk Araştırma Enstitüsü Müdürlüğü-Ankara - Several egg characteristics are of economic importance to egg producers, and consumers. These various characteristics determine egg quality which is the condition of shell and internal quality eggs which affects consumer appeal. Egg quality is affected by genetic factor and environmental condition. Generally most of the eggs are the standard but due to different causes some eggs are abnormal. These eggs abnormality and causes are explained this article. Keywords : Egg, abnormality, internal and external egg quality