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Characteristics of the emu (Dromaius novaehollalzdiae) egg*

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Title Characteristics of the emu (Dromaius novaehollalzdiae) egg*
 
Creator RAO, S NAGABHUSHANA
NAGESWARA, A R
PRASAD, V L K
REDDY, V RAVINDER
 
Subject Emu egg, Egg characteristis
 
Description Present study was conducted to analyze the characteristics of emu eggs. The colour of eggs was emerald green with a rough surface. The average egg weight was 560g with a constant shape index of 68.4. The shells were stronger, weighing 13.2% of the egg weight with a thickness of 1.2 mm, 45.6% of shell egg was albumen and 41.2% was yolk. The egg contents were found to have 69.4% moisture, 12.0% CP, 16.4% EE, 0.63% carbohydrates and 1.19% total ash. Moisture loss of 12.3% was observed to be optimum for good hatchability of emu eggs. The mean chick weight was 382g and it was 67.1% of the egg weight. 
 
Publisher Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture
 
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Date 2011-03-17
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/5077
 
Source The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences; Vol 78, No 12 (2008)
0367-8318
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/5077/2136
 
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