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POULTRY SCIENCE
Volume 85, Issue 7, Pages 1309-1317Publisher
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DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.7.1309
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line; laying period; shell strength; membrane characteristic; Young's modulus
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We investigated the correlations between different eggshell and membrane strength parameters and their changes over time. Eggshell and membrane characteristics were measured for 2 different lines of laying hens, Hisex Brown and Bovans Brown, from wk 33 up to wk 78. Several parameters were investigated: 2 parameters concerning total eggshell strength ( static and dynamic stiffness), 1 structural parameter (i.e., eggshell thickness), 2 parameters describing the material characteristics of the shell [ dynamic Young's modulus ( EM) and nitrogen content], and 3 parameters to measure the membrane characteristics ( attachment force breaking strength and nitrogen content). This study shows that the correlations among parameters change during the laying period and among lines. The EM of the eggshell increased during the laying period for the Hisex line. No difference was observed in case of the Bovans line. In general, a negative correlation was obtained between eggshell thickness and the EM. The correlation between static and dynamic stiffness increased during lay. Finally, the attachment force and breaking strength of the membranes declined during the laying period.
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