Guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) eggs and free-range housing: a convenient alternative to laying hens' eggs in terms of food safety?

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the genotype (guinea fowl, native breed Leghorn, and commercial hybrid hens), storage time (0, 14, 28 d) and storage temperature (fresh, 5, 20°C) on eggshell quality traits and microbiological contamination of eggshell, eggshell membranes, and albu...

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Main Authors: Ondřej Krunt, Lukáš Zita, Adam Kraus, Monika Okrouhlá, Darina Chodová, Roman Stupka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579121000407