不同品牌市售鲜鸡蛋贮存过程中微生物变化比较研究

鸡蛋是人类膳食的重要组成部分,其产出与贮运销售过程中均存在沙门氏菌等致病菌污染隐患,直接影响鸡蛋的消费安全。作者对北京市场德青源、留民营等4种品牌包装鲜鸡蛋及散装鸡蛋在贮存过程中细菌总数、大肠菌群数及沙门氏菌数量变化进行了测定,研究了贮存过程中各品牌鸡蛋蛋壳、蛋清及蛋黄中的细菌总数,大肠菌群数随时间的变化情况及沙门氏菌的检出情况。研究结果发现,不同品牌的鸡蛋蛋壳表面在贮存初期细菌总数介于9.315×10²～1.367×10⁴ CFU/个,且随着贮存时间的延长呈上升趋势;品牌鸡蛋贮存初期蛋内容物均未检出污染细菌,而在贮存6 d后检出污染细菌,细菌总数与大肠菌群存在随着贮存时间的延长而增加的变化。除A品牌鸡蛋外,市售鲜蛋均存在沙门氏菌污染,蛋壳表面污染率为1.67%～8.3%,内容物中污染率为1.67%～5%。其中散装鸡蛋的细菌总数,大肠菌群数及沙门氏菌检出率均高于其它几种品牌的鸡蛋。     

不同周龄母鸡鸡蛋及不同蛋壳质地鸡蛋的蛋品质比较

本文比较了同一品种不同周龄(26、40周龄和64周龄)母鸡所产蛋的蛋壳品质和蛋品质,包括蛋重、蛋壳相对重、蛋形指数、蛋壳强度、蛋壳厚度、蛋黄颜色、蛋黄指数、蛋黄比率、哈氏单位、蛋清pH值。之后,还比较了该鸡种不同蛋壳质地鸡蛋(正常蛋和砂壳蛋)之间上述指标的差异。结果表明:在不同周龄母鸡所产蛋之间,蛋重、蛋黄指数、蛋黄比率、哈氏单位等均存在显著差异(p<0.05),而蛋壳厚度之间差异不显著(p>0.05)。此外,蛋重、蛋形指数、蛋黄颜色、蛋黄比率随着母鸡周龄的增加呈上升趋势,而蛋壳强度、蛋壳相对重、哈氏单位、蛋黄指数、蛋清pH值呈下降趋势。最后,蛋壳质地不同的鸡蛋(正常蛋与砂壳蛋)之间,蛋重、蛋壳相对重、蛋壳强度、蛋清pH值之间存在极显著差异(p<0.01),而其他参数之间差异不显著(p>0.05)。     

鸡蛋暗斑对蛋品质及抗氧化能力的影响

[目的]研究鸡蛋暗斑对蛋品质及其抗氧化能力的影响。[方法]从饲喂同种日粮、饲养环境相同、同日龄褐壳蛋鸡同一批次所产的褐壳蛋中,用灯光照射法挑选出24枚典型正常蛋、24枚典型暗斑蛋进行试验,并分别对正常蛋和暗斑蛋进行蛋品质、蛋黄抗氧化指标的测定及比较。[结果]蛋品质比较:暗斑蛋与正常蛋相比,其蛋形指数、蛋壳强度、蛋重、哈氏单位、蛋白高度、鸡蛋等级、蛋黄颜色、蛋黄重、蛋壳重、蛋清重、蛋壳厚度、蛋黄比重、蛋壳比重、蛋清比重均差异不显著(P>0.05);暗斑蛋蛋壳颜色极显著深于正常蛋(P<0.01)。抗氧化指标比较:暗斑蛋蛋黄的总抗氧化能力(T-AOC)显著低于正常蛋蛋黄的总抗氧化能力(P<0.05),暗斑蛋蛋黄的丙二醛(MDA)含量与正常蛋蛋黄的丙二醛含量相比差异不显著(P>0.05)。[结论]与正常蛋相比,暗斑蛋的蛋壳颜色较深,总抗氧化能力较差。     

Comparison of hatchability and some egg quality characteristics in spotted and unspotted partridge (Alectoris chukar) eggs

The current research was conducted to determine the comparison of hatchability and some egg quality characteristics in spotted and unspotted partridge (Alectoris chukar) eggs. The research was carried out on 51 male and 102 female chukar partridges (Alectoris chukar) aged 50 wk, which were raised at the Research and Application Farm of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Selcuk University. In total, 244 spotted and 261 unspotted eggs were used in the research. The hatching eggs were stored at 75% RH and 13°C for 14 d. Thirty spotted and 30 unspotted eggs laid on the same day were used for the evaluation of egg quality characteristics. Egg weight, chick weight, egg weight loss during the hatching period, shape index, hatchability, and some egg quality characteristics were evaluated at the end of the research. Spotted eggs exhibited a higher fertility and hatchability, as well as a lower percentage egg weight loss and embryonic mortality when compared with unspotted eggs. No significant differences were observed between spotted and unspotted eggs for egg weight, chick weight, shape index, specific gravity, albumen height, Haugh unit, yolk color green-red chromaticity (a*), albumen pH, and yolk pH. Spotted eggs had higher eggshell color a*, eggshell color blue-yellow chromaticity (b*), and eggshell strength, as well as a lower eggshell color light-dark chromaticity (L*), yolk color L*, and yolk color b* scores when compared with unspotted eggs. It was demonstrated that spots on the eggshells of chukar partridges (Alectoris chukar) improved their hatchability by affecting various quality characteristics of their eggs. It was concluded that spotted eggs are more suitable for hatching.     

Comparison of culturing Mycoplasma gallisepticum from fresh eggs and 18-day-old embryos

Twenty-four 70-week-old and sixteen 27-week-old white leghorn hens were challenged with R strain Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) by injection into the caudal thoracic air sac and infraorbital sinus. Eggs were collected daily and cultured within 7 days or incubated for 18 days. Vitelline membranes of eggs were cultured directly; in 18-day-old embryos, cultures were taken from the yolk sac, air sacs, and oral cavity. Culture of vitelline membrane of eggs within 2 days was compared with culture of eggs stored 10 days post oviposition. The first MG-positive egg was laid 2 days postinfection (PI). Hens continued to lay positive eggs to the end of the experiments. There was no significant difference in MG recovery between eggs cultured within 2 days and those cultured 10 days post oviposition. MG was isolated at a significantly higher rate from eggs than from 18-day-old embryos. MG was isolated at a higher rate from the yolk sac of 18-day-old embryos than from the air sacs or oral cavity of the same embryos.     

Effects of electrical field on hatchability performance of eggs from a layer-type breeder

1. Eggs from a layer-type breeder flock (Baladi, King Saud University) between 50 and 63 weeks of age were used in three trials to study the effects of electrical field (EF) during incubation on albumen and yolk heights, incubation temperature, egg weight loss and hatchability traits. The effects of egg size and eggshell characteristics on hatchability traits of eggs incubated under EF were investigated. 2. Eggs were weighed and graded into three weight classes (small, medium, and large). The physical dimensions, eggshell characteristics, and conductance of eggs were examined. The incubator was divided into two compartments for the control and EF treatments. Two aluminium plates were fitted on the inside walls of the EF compartment, face to face, and connected to a step up electric transformer. Eggs were exposed constantly to the EF during the first 18 d of incubation at the level of 30 kV/m, 60 Hz. 3. Egg size influenced the physical dimensions and eggshell characteristics of eggs. Large eggs had higher egg weight, egg surface area, egg volume, eggshell conductance, and eggshell weight and lower yolk weight percentage than medium or small size eggs. Small eggs had lower egg length and higher egg density than large or medium size eggs. Large eggs had higher eggshell thickness than small size eggs. 4. EF incubation of eggs raised incubation temperature by 0.06 degrees C, and increased the percentage of egg weight loss, hatchability, and weight of hatching chicks and reduced the early embryo deaths, and length of incubation by approximately 9.8, 19.6, 1.7, 62.1 and 2.1%, respectively. 5. There was no significant difference between the two incubation treatments in the heights of albumen and yolk of incubated eggs, percentages of late embryo deaths, and pips with live and dead embryos. Hatchability traits were not significantly influenced by egg size. 6. It was concluded that EF incubation of eggs increased hatchability, chick-hatching weight, and reduced the length of incubation of Baladi eggs. Differences in the physical dimensions and eggshell characteristics of eggs did not influence hatchability traits of eggs under EF incubation.     

黄曲霉毒素降解菌对饲喂含AFB_1霉变玉米日粮蛋鸡生产性能和蛋品质的影响

本试验旨在研究黄曲霉毒素降解剂(霉立解菌,MLJ060菌)对饲喂含黄曲霉毒素B(1AFB1)霉变玉米日粮蛋鸡生产性能和蛋品质的影响。选取60周龄农大三号蛋鸡70只,随机分为7个处理,分别为基础日粮(正常玉米)组(C0)和用20%、40%、60%霉变玉米分别替代C0组中等量正常玉米的C20、C40、C60组及霉变玉米日粮中添加MLJ 060菌的E20、E40、E60组,其中霉变玉米中AFB1含量为70μg/kg,MLJ 060添加量按每千克霉变玉米添加0.4 L发酵液,试验期为21 d。结果表明:对照组C0产蛋率为75%,随着日粮中霉变玉米添加量增加,C20、C40、C60组产蛋率分别降低到65%、63.41%和49.79%,C40、C60组显著低于C0组(P<0.05);而添加MLJ060菌后的E20组产蛋率提高到74.68%,E40、E60组的产蛋率也随之提高。C60组蛋鸡日耗料量显著低于C0、C20、C40组(P<0.05),MLJ060菌的添加没有显著改善采食霉变玉米鸡的采食量(P>0.05)。随发霉玉米添加量的增加,蛋黄重下降,蛋黄色泽、蛋壳厚度和蛋壳强度均显著变差(P<0.05),其中C40组蛋黄重显著低于C0组(P<0.05),E40组与对照组差异不显著;C20组的蛋黄色泽显著低于C0组,E20组与对照组接近。霉变饲料中添加黄曲霉素降解菌在一定程度上改善和缓解了黄曲霉毒素对蛋鸡生产性能和蛋品质的不利影响。     

蛋壳胶护膜研究进展

蛋产品安全一直是人们重点关注的问题,也是研究的热点。随着福利养殖的推广,鸡蛋被微生物污染的机率增大。除了加强饲养管理之外,强化鸡蛋自身保护屏障从而抵抗细菌入侵也十分重要。胶护膜是蛋壳最外层覆盖的无色透明膜,鸡蛋产出前1.5~2.0 h于子宫部形成,是蛋抵御微生物污染的重要屏障,研究表明胶护膜较厚的蛋不易被细菌入侵。鸡蛋蛋壳胶护膜主要由糖蛋白（90%）、多糖（4%）、脂质（3%）和以羟基磷灰石晶体形式存在的无机磷（3%）组成。胶护膜中含有溶菌酶C、卵转铁蛋白、ovocleidin-32等多种抗菌蛋白,可有效地阻碍细菌跨壳污染。此外,胶护膜能终止蛋壳矿化、帮助蛋产出前在子宫中翻转、调节水气交换以延长鸡蛋的保存时间。本文对胶护膜的结构、生物学功能、胶护膜品质评价方法及胶护膜质量的影响因素等方面进行了阐述,并对尚待解决的问题展开了探讨。     

Effect of macroalgae enriched with microelements on egg quality parameters and mineral content of eggs, eggshell, blood, feathers and droppings

This study presents results obtained from feeding experiment on laying hens, which were fed with the diet supplemented with two marine macroalgae: Enteromorpha prolifera and Cladophora sp., enriched with microelements [Cu(II), Zn(II), Co(II), Mn(II), Cr(III)]. The applicability of the preparation was tested on five experimental groups of laying hens and one control group. In the control group, microelements were supplemented in the inorganic form, whereas in experimental groups, Cu, Zn, Co, Mn and Cr were replaced by macroalgae enriched with a given microelement ion. During feeding experiment, weight of laying hens, weight of eggs, eggshell thickness and mineral content of blood, feathers, droppings, eggs content (separately yolk and egg white) and eggshell were measured. Also egg number was counted and microclimate (temperature and relative humidity) was monitored. Supplementing bio-metallic feed additives to the diet of laying hens resulted in higher microelement transfer to eggs and enhanced the colour of yolk. It was also found that the presence of Enteromorpha prolifera and Cladophora sp. in laying hens diet influenced advantageously eggs weight, eggshell thickness as well as body weight of hens. On the basis of these results, it could be concluded that Enteromorpha prolifera and Cladophora sp. enriched with microelement ions could be potentially used as mineral feed additives in laying hens feeding.     

Predatory activity of Pochonia chlamydosporia fungus on Toxocara (syn. Neoascaris) vitulorum eggs

Toxocara (Neoascaris) vitulorum is a gastrointestinal nematode parasite of young ruminants, responsible for high mortality rates in parasitized cattle and buffalo calves. The objective of this work was to compare the predatory capacity under laboratory conditions of four fungal isolates of the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia (VC1, VC4, VC5 and VC12) on T. vitulorum eggs in 2% water-agar (2% WA). T. vitulorum eggs were plated on 2% WA Petri dishes which contained cultured fungal isolates and control plates without fungi. After 10 and 15 days one hundred eggs were removed and classified according to the following parameters: type 1, biochemical and physiological effect without morphological damage to the eggshell, type 2, lytic effect with morphological alteration of the eggshell and embryo and type 3, lytic effect with morphological alteration of eggshell and embryo in addition to hyphal penetration and internal egg colonization. The fungal isolates were effective in the destruction of T. vitulorum eggs presenting the type 3 effect at 10 and 15 days after contact with the fungus. No nematophagous fungi were observed in the control group during the experiment. There was no variation in the predatory capacity of the fungal isolates (P?>?0.01) at the intervals of 10 and 15 days. These results indicate that P. chlamydosporia (VC1, VC4, VC5 and VC12) negatively influenced the development of T. vitulorum eggs and can be considered a potential candidate for the biological control of nematodes.     

鸡白痢沙门氏菌鸡胚感染模型建立方法的筛选

为筛选出理想的鸡白痢沙门氏菌宿主感染模型的建立方法,本研究通过选择不同接种方式配合不同菌液浓度接种不同胚龄鸡胚建立感染模型,将90枚SPF鸡胚随机分成9组,每组10枚,分别为A、B、C、D、E、F、G、H、I组,A组为空白对照组,其余各组为模型组,模型组分别以气室接种、蛋壳接触接种的方式对不同胚龄（11和14胚龄）SPF鸡胚接种不同浓度（1×10³、3×10³、9×10³、3×10⁵、9×10⁵ CFU/mL）的鸡白痢沙门氏菌C79-3菌株。每天观察情况直至出雏,待雏鸡孵出后按组分笼饲养,每隔12 h观察1次,连续观察7 d,观察各组雏鸡的临床症状、死亡情况,观察期结束对死亡和存活雏鸡进行剖检、组织病理学检查及鸡白痢沙门氏菌的分离鉴定。结果显示,各模型组均有雏鸡出现明显的鸡白痢病症状并死亡,相较于其他模型组,以11胚龄蛋壳接触感染方式接种9×10⁵ CFU/mL的C79-3菌液的F组和14胚龄气室感染方式接种3×10³ CFU/mL C79-3菌液0.1 mL的H组,鸡胚出壳率较高,可分别达到80%和90%,出壳雏鸡呈现明显鸡白痢病特征,剖检可见肝脏出血、盲肠膨大、卵黄囊吸收不良;组织病理切片可观察到肝脏、盲肠、心脏各有不同程度的损伤,发病率分别100%和88.8%,并且鸡白痢沙门氏菌阳性检出率分别达70%和90%。本研究结果表明,以11胚龄蛋壳接触感染方式接种0.1 mL 9×10⁵ CFU/mL的C79-3菌液和14胚龄以气室感染方式接种0.1 mL 3×10³ CFU/mL的C79-3菌液的两种方法均可用于建立稳定的鸡白痢沙门氏菌宿主感染模型。     

不同锰源与水平对蛋鸡产蛋后期生产性能和蛋品质的影响

试验旨在研究添加不同锰源与水平羟基蛋氨酸锰对蛋鸡产蛋后期生产性能和蛋品质的影响。对照组饲喂加含106 mg/kg硫酸锰(以锰计)的基础日粮,其余各组分别添加30、50、70 mg/kg的羟基蛋氨酸锰(以锰计)来替代基础日粮中的硫酸锰。结果表明:与对照组相比,试验第14 d,日粮中添加30 mg/kg羟基蛋氨酸锰显著提高了蛋壳厚度(P<0.05),添加50 mg/kg羟基蛋氨酸锰显著提高了蛋壳重(P<0.05);试验第28 d,日粮中添加50 mg/kg羟基蛋氨酸锰显著提高了蛋壳厚度(P<0.05),添加30 mg/kg羟基蛋氨酸锰显著改善蛋壳颜色(P<0.05);试验第42 d,蛋壳厚度与添加量呈二次曲线关系,蛋壳厚度在添加量为50 mg/kg时达到最大值(P<0.01)。与对照组相比,试验第14 d,日粮中添加30 mg/kg羟基蛋氨酸锰显著降低了鸡蛋的哈夫单位和蛋黄比例(P<0.05)。试验第42 d,与对照组相比,日粮中添加30 mg/kg羟基蛋氨酸锰显著降低了鸡蛋的蛋黄比例(P<0.05)。试验结果表明,添加50 mg/kg的羟基蛋氨酸锰来替代基础日粮中的硫酸锰效果最好。     

缙云麻鸭蛋品质研究

通过对100个缙云麻鸭500日龄蛋的重量、蛋黄重、蛋壳重、蛋壳颜色、蛋型指数、蛋壳厚度的相关性分析,结果显示:蛋重与蛋白重、蛋黄重呈极显著正相关,相关系数分别是0.765、0.707(P<0.01);蛋白重与蛋黄重的相关系数为0.363(P<0.01);蛋白重和蛋壳重呈极显著负相关,相关系数是-0.442(P<0.01);蛋壳厚度与蛋型指数的相关系数为-0.308(P<0.01);其他参数间的相关不显著。并建立了蛋重多元线性回归方程,为缙云麻鸭的蛋品质研究提供数据模型。     

Bacteriology of washed and unwashed eggs. II. Penetration of Salmonella bacteria through the eggshell

The ability of the eggshell to resist penetration of Salmonella bacteria was studied in unwashed and in hand washed eggs, and in eggs, which had been subjected to industrial, large-scale machine washing under strictly controlled conditions.In one part of the investigation, concerning unwashed and machine washed eggs, a defined amount of a broth culture of Salmonella typhi murium was applied on the shell surface, whereafter the eggs were incubated at 4°C for eight weeks or at 30°C for 12 days. At the end of the storage period, the egg contents were examined for the presence of Salmonella. No Salmonella bacteria were detected in the 120 eggs investigated.In another part of the investigation, dealing with 200 unwashed, 200 hand washed and 200 machine washed eggs, a broth culture of Salmonella was applied on the shell surface of eggs, whose contents had been poured out through an opening. In every second egg of each kind, the shell membranes had been scraped off over an area, corresponding to the placement of the bacterial inoculum. The eggshells were filled with enrichment broth and the occurrence of Salmonella bacteria in this broth was examined after incubation.In the eggs with intact shell membranes, the frequencies of Salmonella positive enrichment broths were for unwashed eggs 0.12, for machine washed eggs 0.10, and for hand washed eggs 0.22. The corresponding frequencies in eggs with removed shell membranes were 0.27 (unwashed), 0.42 (machine washed), and 0.60 (hand washed).No statistical difference occurred between unwashed and machine washed eggs when the shell membranes were intact. When the shell membranes were removed this difference was statistically almost significant. The difference between machine washed and hand washed eggs with intact shell membranes was statistically almost significant, while the same difference was highly significant in eggs with removed shell membranes.The author assumes, from the results of the present and a preceding investigation, that the applied washing procedure in no way harms any essential storage properties of uncracked eggs. Considering the known occurrence of hand washing of eggs in Swedish farms — a treatment with documentedly unfavourable influence — it would be desirable if all eggs could be subjected to machine washing under strictly controlled conditions at the grading stations. Such an arrangement ought to result in an increase in the average bacteriologic-hygienic quality of eggs for market.     

不同品种鸡蛋品质的比较研究

随机抽取40周龄尼克粉鸡、仿草鸡、苏禽黄鸡、青壳蛋鸡的蛋各100个,进行蛋品质测定。结果表明不同品种鸡蛋的蛋品质存在着差异,除蛋形指数差异不显著外,4种鸡蛋的蛋壳颜色和蛋黄颜色相互间存在极显著差异(P<0.01);尼克粉鸡蛋、苏禽黄鸡蛋与仿草鸡蛋及青壳蛋鸡蛋的蛋重相互间存在极显著差异;尼克粉鸡蛋、青壳蛋鸡蛋与仿草鸡蛋、苏禽黄鸡蛋的蛋黄比率存在极显著差异;尼克粉鸡蛋与仿草鸡蛋、苏禽黄鸡蛋、青壳蛋鸡蛋的蛋壳厚度存在极显著差异;4种鸡蛋的哈氏单位相互间表现出显著(P<0.05)或极显著的差异;蛋壳强度只在尼克粉鸡与仿草鸡之间有显著差异。     

缠丝鸭蛋蛋品质及营养成分测定

为研究缠丝鸭蛋和普通鸭蛋在蛋品质及营养成分之间的差异,本试验随机选取300日龄左右鸭产的缠丝鸭蛋和普通鸭蛋各50枚,分别测定其蛋重、蛋壳厚度、蛋壳强度、蛋壳颜色、蛋白高度、蛋形指数、蛋黄色泽和哈氏单位等蛋品质性状及粗蛋白质、粗脂肪、钙、磷、锌和铁等营养成分含量。结果表明,与普通鸭蛋相比,缠丝鸭蛋的蛋重、蛋壳厚度、蛋壳颜色、蛋壳强度和蛋形指数差异均不显著(P>0.05),而蛋白高度、蛋黄色泽和哈氏单位极显著高于普通鸭蛋(P<0.01);蛋白质、钙、锌、铁含量较高,脂肪、磷含量较低。提示,缠丝鸭蛋蛋品质优于普通鸭蛋,营养物质含量比普通鸭蛋更丰富。     

Bacterial shell contamination in the egg collection chains of different housing systems for laying hens

The bacterial eggshell contamination of eating eggs in different commercial housing systems; two conventional cages, one organic aviary system and one barn production, were compared. The total counts of aerobic bacteria and the total counts of Gram-negative bacteria on the shell were used to detect key points where contamination occurred and to study the progress of contamination in the egg collection and transportation chains. The key points in the chain were those where eggs accumulated on a short conveyor belt, initial shell contamination in the alternative housing systems and extra nest-boxes placed on the ground. The high bacterial load of floor eggs (>6.3 log CFU total aerobic flora/eggshell) explains why they cannot be used for eating. On average higher initial shell contamination with total counts of aerobic bacteria was found for eggs from the alternative housing systems compared to the conventional systems; respectively 5.46 compared to 5.08 log CFU/eggshell. However, initial contamination with total counts of Gram-negative bacteria on the shells was less in the alternative systems: 3.31 compared to 3.85 log CFU/shell. Initial bacterial shell contamination tended to correlate positively with the concentration of bacteria in the air of the poultry houses. Storing shell eggs, whether temporarily refrigerated or not, for 9 d or more, resulted in a decrease in bacterial eggshell contamination for both bacterial variables.     

3个品种鸡的蛋品质比较研究

随机选取43周龄的拉萨白鸡鸡蛋、藏鸡鸡蛋和白来航鸡鸡蛋各30枚,进行蛋品质测定。结果表明,3个品种鸡的蛋品质存在差异,除蛋比重差异不显著（P〉0.05）外,拉萨白鸡鸡蛋、白来航鸡鸡蛋与藏鸡鸡蛋的蛋重、蛋壳颜色、气室直径、蛋壳百分率、蛋壳强度、蛋黄重量、蛋壳厚度均存在极显著差异（P〈0.01）;拉萨白鸡鸡蛋、藏鸡鸡蛋与白来航鸡鸡蛋的蛋形指数存在极显著差异（P〈0.01）;拉萨白鸡鸡蛋与藏鸡鸡蛋、白来航鸡鸡蛋的蛋白高度、哈氏单位存在极显著差异（P〈0.01）;蛋白重量、蛋黄比色在3个品种鸡的鸡蛋中存在极显著差异（P〈0.01）;拉萨白鸡鸡蛋与藏鸡鸡蛋、白来航鸡鸡蛋的蛋白百分率存在显著差异（P〈0.05）;3个品种鸡的蛋壳重量和蛋黄百分率相互表现出显著或极显著差异（P〈0.05或P〈0.01）;拉萨白鸡鸡蛋、白来航鸡鸡蛋与藏鸡鸡蛋的血肉斑存在显著差异（P〈0.05）。综合来看,拉萨白鸡的蛋品质最佳,具有良好的市场前景,应加大对拉萨白鸡的品种培育力度。     

Effects of inulin on performance, egg quality, gut microflora and serum and yolk cholesterol in laying hens

1. The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of inulin on laying hens. A total of 360 Brown Nick laying hens were divided randomly into 6 groups of 60 with 6 replicates of 10 hens and fed on diets containing 0 (control), 0·1, 0·5, 1·0, 1·5 or 2·0% inulin during the 4-week trial. 2. Dietary supplementation of inulin reduced cholesterol concentration (mg/g yolk) and content (mg/egg) in eggs. Cholesterol content in eggs decreased linearly with increasing levels of dietary inulin level. 3. Supplementation of inulin in diets decreased coliform bacteria counts and pH in the caecum. The lowest coliform bacteria counts (6·30 ± 0·03 log10 cfu/g) and pH (6·47 ± 0·01) were obtained in the 2·0% inulin group, the two indices decreasing by 21·6% and 3·0% respectively, compared with the control group. Coliform bacteria count and pH were changed linearly in accordance with increasing levels of dietary inulin level. Caecal Bifidobacteria counts were increased in the 2·0%-inulin group. 4. Inulin supplementation of layer diets did not appear to have any adverse effects on laying rate, egg weight, feed intake, feed conversion efficiency, cracked-egg rate, eggshell thickness or Haugh unit compared with the control laying hens. 5. Therefore, dietary supplementation with inulin may lead to the development of low-cholesterol chicken eggs as demanded by health-conscious consumers.