EVALUATION OF EGG QUALITY TRAITS IN INDIGENOUS HANSLI CHICKEN OF ODISHA

DAYANIDHI BEHERA¹, C.R. PRADHAN², N.C. BEHURA³, L.M. MOHAPATRA⁴, G.P. MOHANTY⁵, K. BEHERA⁶, S.K. MISHRA⁷, K.K. PANIGRAHY⁸*, S.K. GUPTA^9
1College of Veterinary Science and A.H., Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha, India
²College of Veterinary Science and A.H., Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha, India
³College of Veterinary Science and A.H., Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha, India
⁴College of Veterinary Science and A.H., Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha, India
⁵College of Veterinary Science and A.H., Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha, India
⁶College of Veterinary Science and A.H., Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha, India
⁷College of Veterinary Science and A.H., Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha, India
⁸Division of Livestock Production Management, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, Haryana, India
⁹Division of Livestock Production Management, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, Haryana, India
* Corresponding Author : kul.pani42@gmail.com

Received : 19-10-2016     Accepted : 03-11-2016     Published : 12-11-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 55       Pages : 2950 - 2953
Int J Agr Sci 8.55 (2016):2950-2953

Keywords : Hansli, Egg Quality, Haugh Unit, Albumen Index, Correlation
Academic Editor : Sasmita Panda, Deepak Sharma, Santanu Bera
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : The authors are highly thankful to Dean, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry and PG Department of Poultry Science, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Author Contribution : All the authors contributed in designing of the plan of work, laboratory investigations and in correction of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Total 202 Hansli eggs were used for this study. Eggs were obtained from 96 female Hansli, all at 40 week of age. The birds were housed at ratio of 1 male/6 female. The values related to external quality traits such as; weight of egg (g), length of egg (mm), width of egg(mm), shape index, egg shell thickness (mm), egg shell weight (g), shell (%) were found respectively as 46.25±0.71, 52.08±0.36, 39.41±0.20, 75.84±0.53, 0.41±0.006, 5.72±0.06, 12.38±0.46 and the values related to internal quality traits such as; albumen index (%), yolk index (%), Haugh unit (H.U), albumen weight (g), yolk weight (g), albumen (%), yolk (%), yolk albumen ratio (%) were found respectively as 8.1±0.002, 44.8±0.007, 81.79±0.95, 27.14±0.52, 13.34±0.24, 58.68±0.62, 28.84±0.46, 49.35±0.48. Higher values for albumen height (6.10±0.14) mm and H.U. are attributed to the freshness of eggs and proper age of hens. The average shell thickness was significantly correlated with egg weight (0.77), albumen index (-0.402) and yolk index(0.856). Statistically significant correlation was found between the Haugh unit with albumen index 0.43 and yolk index- 0.41 respectively. Egg weight was also significantly correlated with albumen index (0.62). So egg weight can be used as an indicator to determine the quality of egg shell and albumen.