Egg Innovations and Strategies for Improvements

<p>Section 1: Introduction<br>1. Chicken Eggs <br>2. Quail Eggs <br>3. Duck Eggs <br>4. Guinea Fowl, Goose, Turkey, Ostrich, and Emu Eggs </p> <p>Section 2: Management and Housing<br>5. Steroid Hormones and Female Energy Balance: Relation to Offspring Primary Sex Ratio<br>6. Breeder Hen Influence on Nutrient Availability for the Embryo and Hatchling<br>7. The Effect of Lighting and Photoperiod on Chicken Egg Production and Quality <br>8. Enrichments in Cages<br>9. Commercial Free-Range Egg Production Practices<br>10. Organic Farming and Mineral Content of Chicken Eggs <br>11. Controlling Feather Pecking and Cannibalism in Egg Laying Flocks</p> <p>Section 3: Food Safety<br>12. Effects of Temperature and Storage Conditions on Eggs <br>13. The Eggshell Microbial Activity<br>14. Effects of Propolis on Eggshell <br>15. The Eggshell Proteome Yields Insight into its Antimicrobial Protection<br>16. Shell Egg Pasteurization <br>17. Effects of Gamma Radiation for Microbiological Control in Eggs </p> <p>Section 4: Composition of Eggs <br>18. Cholesterol in Chicken Eggs: Still a Dietary Concern for Some <br>19. Lutein and Zeaxanthin Carotenoids in Eggs <br>20. Vitamins in Eggs </p> <p>Section 5: Use of Eggs <br>21. Economic and Cultural Aspects of the Table Egg as an Edible Commodity <br>22. Use of Hen Egg White Lysozyme in the Food Industry <br>23. Function and Separation of Ovotransferrin from Chicken Egg <br>24. The Use of Egg and Egg Products in Pasta Production <br>25. The Eggshell and its Commercial and Production Importance <br>26. Nutraceutical Egg Products </p> <p>Section 6: Improving Production <br>27. Use of Dietary Probiotics to Improve Laying Hen Performance <br>28. Improving Performance Traits of Laying Hens with Vitamin C<br>29. Modifying Protein in Feed <br>30. Improving Egg Production and Hen Health with Calcium<br>31. Use of Ginseng in Animal Production <br>32. Preventive Measures for Avoiding the Deleterious Effects of Heat Stress on Egg Production and Quality</p> <p>Section 7: Improving Composition</p> <p>33. Supplemental Linseed on Egg Production</p> <p>34. Supplemental Flax and Impact on n3 and 6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Eggs</p> <p>35. Supplemental Fish Oil and its Impact on n-3 Fatty Acids in Eggs </p> <p>36. Microalgal Feed Supplementation to Enrich Eggs with Omega-3 Fatty Acids</p> <p>37. Supplemental Iodine </p> <p>Section 8: Preserving Eggs</p> <p>38. Pickling Eggs </p> <p>39. Sodium Chloride Preservation in Duck Eggs</p> <p>40. Inorganic Elements in Preserved Eggs</p> <p>Section 9: Adverse Non-Microbial Contaminants</p> <p>41. The Effect of Estrogens on Egg-Laying Performance </p> <p>42. Antimicrobial Residues in Table Eggs</p> <p>43. Nitrofuran Veterinary Drug Residues in Chicken Eggs </p> <p>44. Anthelmintic Benzimidazoles in Eggs</p> <p>45. Flame Retardants in Wild Bird Eggs and in Relation to Eggs in the Human Food Supply</p> <p>46. Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins, Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans, and Dioxin-Like Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Chicken Eggs</p> <p>47. Influence of Plant Toxins on Laying Hen Performance and Egg Quality </p> <p>Section 10: Microbial or Parasitic Contaminants</p> <p>48. Salmonella and Impact on Egg Production</p> <p>49. Colibacillosis and its Impact on Egg Production</p> <p>50. Mycoplasmosis in Egg Laying Flocks</p> <p>51. Avian Influenza Virus and Newcastle Disease Virus </p> <p>52. Infectious Bronchitis </p> <p>53. Coccidiosis in Egg-laying Poultry</p> <p>54. Mycotoxin Impact on Egg Production</p> <p>55. Parasites in Laying Hen Housing Systems</p>