GENERAL INFORMATION
Getting Started in the Egg Business (University of California-Davis) PDF
A Summary of Regulations of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Pertaining to Eggs and Egg Container Brand Registration (University of California-Davis) HTML
The Changing Economy of the Egg Industry (University of California-Davis) PDF
Little Known Uses for Eggs (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) HTML
Basic Husbandry for Layers (Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food) HTML
The Process of Egg Formation (Purdue University) PDF
Commercial Egg Production and Processing (Purdue University) HTML
An Initial Analysis of Adoption of Animal Welfare Guidelines on the U.S. Egg Industry (Iowa State University, August 2002) PDF
PULLET MANAGEMENT
Disease Problems of Commercial Pullets: Rearing and Laying (Poultry Health Services) HTML
Lighting Programs for Replacement Pullets (University of California-Davis) HTML
LAYER MANAGEMENT
Production and Welfare - Head-on in Commercial Layers (Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development) HTML
Management Requirements for Laying Flocks (Virginia Tech) HTML
Evaluating Egg Production Hens (University of Minnesota) HTML
Culling Hens (Mississippi State University) HTML
- Lighting -
Lighting Programs for Table Egg Layers (University of California-Davis) HTML
- Molting -
Application of Non-Feed Removal Methods for Molting Commercial Layers (University of Illinois) HTML
Molting, Bird Density, and Animal Welfare (University of Illinois) HTML
The Keys to Successful Induced Molting of Leghorn-type Hens (Virginia Tech) HTML
A Comparison of Induced Molting Programs on Production Parameters of Laying Hens (University of Nebraska) HTML
General Molting Recommendations (University of California-Davis) PDF
Flock-Friendly Molting Methods - A Progress Report (University of California-Davis) PDF
Evaluation of Performance of Hens Fed High Nutrient Density Diets Post-moult (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - Australia) PDF
Moulting - How, WHen and Why Chickens Moult (Queensland Government-Dept. of Primary Industries and Fisheries) HTML
An Alternative Molting Procedure (University of California - Davis) PDF
- Egg eating -
Egg Eating by Chickens (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
Preventing Hens from Eating Eggs (Kansas State University) PDF
Prevention of Egg Eating (Virginia Tech) HTML
- Production problems -
Factors Causing Poor Pigmentation of Brown-Shelled Eggs (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
Why My Hens Stopped Laying (University of California-Davis) PDF
Why Did My Chickens Stop Laying? (Oregon State University) PDF / HTML
Why Have My Hens Stopped Laying? (Virginia Tech) HTML
Molting and Other Causes of Feather Loss in Small Poultry Flocks (Kansas State University) PDF
Guidelines to the Use of Beak Trimming in Poultry (University of Guelph) HTML
Egg-laying Disorders (State of Queensland, Australia) HTML
- Heat stress -
Avoiding Heat Stress Mortality in Poultry (University of Minnesota) PDF
Chart: Temperature and Humidity
Stress Index for Laying Hens (Iowa State University) GIF
Hot Weather Management in the Poultry House (Oklahoma State University) PDF
Heat Stress (Canadian Poultry Consultants Ltd) HTML
PRODUCT INFORMATION - EGGS
Cholesterol (University of Illinois) PDF
High Value Opportunities From the Chicken Egg (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - Australia) HTML
Eggs as a Source of Essential Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) in the Diets of Weaning Infants (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - Australia) Word doc
Factors Affecting Shell Quality (Canadian Poultry Consultants Ltd) HTML
Food Safety Risk Management in Different Egg Production Systems (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - Australia) PDF
Agricultural Standards for Eggs (U.N. Economic Commission for Europe) HTML
The Incredible Egg (Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs) HTML
Egg Grading Manual (USDA) PDF
EGG SIZE AND QUALITY
Egg Quality (University of Florida) PDF
Maintaining Egg Quality Through Processing and Distribution (Texas A&M) PDF
Concepts of Eggshell Quality (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
Egg Specific Gravity -- Designing a Monitoring System (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
Maintenance of Egg Shell Quality in Hens Drinking Saline Water (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - Australia) Word doc
Effect of Excess Egg Size on Down Grading in Table Egg Flocks (Manitoba Agriculture and Food) HTML
Enhancing the Early Egg Size and Maintaining Shell Quality in Layers (Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development) HTML
Factors Affecting Egg and Egg Shell Quality in Laying Hens (Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation - Australia) HTML
Osteoporosis, Cage Layer Fatigue and Poor Shell Quality: Prevention Rather Than Cure (The Informed Poultry Professional, University of Georgia) PDF
Egg Size and Shell Damage (Manitoba Agriculture and Food) PDF / HTML
EGG PROCESSING
Waste Reduction in Egg Processing (North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources) PDF
United States Standards, Grades and Weight Classes for Shell Eggs - Effective July 20, 2000 (USDA/AMS) PDF
Regulations Governing the Voluntary Grading of Shell Eggs - Effective March 14, 2007 (USDA/AMS) PDF
Shell Egg Grading and Certification (USDA/AMS) HTML
Shell Egg Surveillance (USDA/AMS) HTML
Egg Grading Manual (USDA) PDF
Sale of Shell Eggs to Grocery Stores and Restaurants in Minnesota (Minnesota Department of Agriculture factsheet) HTML
SPECIALTY PRODUCTS
Designer and Specialty Eggs (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
Designing Eggs for Better Nutrition (Texas A&M) PDF
Designer Eggs: Nutritional and Functional Significance (University of California-Davis) PDF
Assessment of Market Opportunities for Omega 3 Eggs (AURI, January 2003) PDF
FOOD SAFETY
Egg Safety (Texas A&M) PDF
Good Management Practices for Salmonella Risk Reduction in the Production of Table Eggs (University of Minnesota) HTML
Guidelines for Risk Reduction of Microbial Introduction into Poultry Flocks and Products (University of California-Davis) PDF
Designing a HACCP Plan for Shell Egg Processing Plants (North Carolina State University) PDF
HACCP Principles (North Carolina State University) PDF / HTML
Salmonella Control and Molting of Egg Laying Flocks -- Are They Compatible (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
Kansas Food*A*Syst: Production of Eggs and Home-Raised, Home-Butchered Broilers and Turkeys (Kansas State University) PDF
Salmonella and Eggs (Kansas State University) PDF
International Review of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) Epidemiology and Control Policies (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - Australia) PDF
Food Safety Risk Management in Different Egg Production Systems (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - Australia) PDF
SPENT HENS
Utilization of Spent Hen Meal in Diets for Laying Hens (International Journal of Poultry Science) PDF
Rendered Spent Hen Meal Utilization in Layer Rations (University of Nebraska Coop Extension) HTML
Manufacturing Leather From Chicken Skin (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - Australia) PDF
FEEDING
Feeding the Commercial Egg-Type Replacement Pullet (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
Feeding the Commercial Egg-Type Laying Hen (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
How to Feed Your Laying and Breeding Hens (Oregon State University) PDF / HTML
Practical Problems in Layer and Pullet Nutrition (University of California-Davis) PDF
Flax in Egg Production (Flax Council of Canada) HTML
Hindgut Function in Laying Hens (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - Australia) PDF
The Significance of Wet Droppings in Laying Hens (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - Australia) PDF
Early Egg Production: The Relationship Between Calcium Nutrition, Appetite, Growth, Production and Skeletal Development (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - Australia) PDF
Calcium in Laying Rations: How to Sample Feed and Interpret Analysis (Manitoba Agriculture and Food) PDF / HTML
MANAGEMENT - COMMERCIAL
Code of Practice for Biosecurity in the Egg Industry (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - Australia) PDF
Egg-Type Layer Flock Care Practices (University of California-Davis) PDF
Debeaking Laying Stock to Control Cannibalism (Texas A&M) PDF
Economics of Commercial Layer House Ventilation (Auburn University) PDF
Planning for Commercial Layer Expansion or Renovation (Auburn University) PDF
Commercial Egg Production and Processing (Purdue University) HTML
Cage Density Effects on Production and Welfare of Layers (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - Australia) Word doc
Evaluation of Performance of Tunnel Ventilated Layer Housing (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - Australia) PDF
Improvements in Laying Flock Management to Optimise Performance in a Change Industry (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - Australia) PDF
Productivity and Profitability of Caged Layers with Poor Feather Cover (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - Australia) Word doc
MANAGEMENT - BACKYARD FLOCKS
Rearing Chicks and Pullets for the Small Laying Flock (University of Minnesota) HTML
The Small Laying Flock (University of Minnesota) HTML
The Small Laying Flock (Texas A&M) PDF
Feeding the Backyard Laying Flock (West Virginia University) PDF
Light for Backyard Flocks (University of Maine) HTML
Factors Affecting Egg Production in Backyard Chicken Flocks (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
Packing Eggs on the Farm for Direct Sales (Kansas State University) PDF
Egg Cleaning Procedures for the Household Flock (University of Nebraska) PDF / HTML
STATUS OF INDUSTRY IN THE U.S.
The U.S. Egg Industry (United Egg Producers) HTML
Egg Industry Fact Sheet - April 2006 (American Egg Board) HTML
Economic Importance of Minnesota's Poultry Industry (University of Minnesota) HTML
Economic Importance of the Iowa Egg Industry (Iowa State University, March 2003) PDF
History of the Mississippi Poultry Industry (Mississippi State University) HTML
Economic Impact of the Texas Poultry Industry (Texas A&M) PDF
STATUS OF THE INDUSTRY IN OTHER COUNTRIES
Snapshot of the Canadian Egg Industry (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) PDF
Profile of the Canadian Processed Egg Industry (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) HTML
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