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A COMPARISON BETWEEN ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONALLY PRODUCED EGGS

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A study on eggs from both organic and conventional was conducted  in order to compare between them. The eggs were evaluated for their physical quality, microbial load, and presence of antibiotic residues. The study revealed that eggs from organic system were smaller (47.8 vs. 64.3 g) with yolk, albumen, and egg shell weights significantly lower than eggs from conventional system (15.2 vs. 19.2g), (25.3 vs. 34.1 g), and (7.12 vs. 9.5 g) respectively. The Yolk/albumen ratio being higher in the organic eggs (0.60 vs. 0.56). The percentage of egg shell was not affected by the housing system (14.8 vs. 14.7%). The overall defects in conventional eggs was higher (40% vs. 16%). The microbiological examination showed that  total bacterial and total mold counts were significantly higher in organic eggs, with the shell having the highest and albumen having the lowest microbial load. Monitoring of antibiotic showed zero residues of antibiotics in organic eggs while 8% of conventional eggs hadantibiotics residues.

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10.21608/avmj.2013.171061

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Key words: Organic eggs, conventional eggs, antibiotic residues, microbial contamination

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TAGHREED

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A. HAFEZ

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Animal Health Research Institute, Port-Said Laboratory, Department of Food Hygiene

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A. EL- GHAYATY

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Animal Health Research Institute, Port-Said Laboratory, Department of Food Hygiene

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A. MEGAHED

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Animal Health Research Institute, Port-Said Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology

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59

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136

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2013-01-01

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2012-12-27

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2013-01-21

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55

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59

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1012-5973

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2314-5226

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Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal

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A COMPARISON BETWEEN ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONALLY PRODUCED EGGS

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23 Jan 2023