SILVA, R. C.; SILVA, Rafael Costa.
Abstract:
The objective of this work was to evaluate the quality of chicken eggs for human
consumption during transport between the farm and warehouse. The experiment was
divided into two periods: dry and rainy. It was six trips, three in each period, for
distribution of eggs in the Paraíba state, Brazil. The farm was located in Esperança town
and the eggs were distributed to the cities of Queimadas, Juazeirinho and Serra Branca.
The same truck (F-4000) was used in all our travels. Samples were collected on own
farm (control) and also the final destination of the transport. Bioclimatic evaluation
(temperature and humidity) in the truck was performed using HT-500 sensors. It was
used in all the experiment 360 red eggs of semi-heavy laying hens Lohmann (Brown)
and evaluated the following quality parameters: egg mass (MO), specific gravity (GE),
Haugh unit (UH), thickness shell (EC), yolk index (IG) and other parameters such as the
percentage of the constituents, the eggshell strength, pH of yolk and albumen. It was
found in the hygrometric-term conditions and time of egg transportation, the parameters
of internal and external egg quality in both periods, only Haugh unit showed loss of
quality during long trips in both periods.
