Egg Morphometric Analyses in Chickens and Some Selected Birds

Chicken eggs contribute substantially to the human nutrition and so their dietary profile including lipid, cholesterol and antioxidant contents are particularly important. In addition, because yolk weight is related to the amount of cholesterol, choice for the nutritionally potential and healthier eggs is a matter of considerable concern, especially to patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases, oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction and inflammatory syndromes. Apart from these, information on the egg morphometric parameters is also vital for an understanding of fertility, development of embryo, egg quality and disease of the poultry and other pet birds