Effect of Preservative Agents on Qualities of Table Eggs

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B. O. Nweze
Ezzea C. C.
M. O. Otuma

Abstract

1;ffirt ofp~c~sc~n~nntgzevrzet s on qlinlztres of tnhle cggs zi~aso bserver1 zrszr~g3 20 cggs ofBovr~ieb rtnori ln!yers in 7olizclz
tlre C ~u~Sez glrlfo ss, air-cell z~olitr~aren d z?rscas~t!/oft1iac lhurnai zoerc. dctertrlincd for n yenod ofczglzt zoccks. The
resrrlts iir~lrcateds ign~jicarrtd ?fererzces (P<0.05) liz tlie uleigl~tl oss ofeggs stored lrilder tlzc roorrr terrrperntiirc
corllirt~ori. T11e zileiglzt loss after lliefirstfo~rzri ~eelcsr ilns slgrirfrc~zrrtlyI riglr (P-4.05) aridfill ns tlze storngc perrod
progressed n~rrorrgth e eggs stored zr~zderm orn tempenztirre. 711e seal~lzgn gerzts llnd s~grilficnriti llflzrerzce (1'10.05)
zn redzrczr~gz oe~glzlto ss 211 flie eggs store11 at rli room ferriperatitre condztzon. Tlze lozucst weiglit loss of1.48 +. 0.338
zuns observed frorrz eggs scnled u~rtl0i 11. Ozcrease zrz nzr cell volia?ze zi~ass zg~z$cnr~tllyz ~gll( lJ<0.05)a t tlze last tlzme
u~cekso fstornge 217 botlz tlze roorri nridfndge corzditzoris. Also sealzlzg ageizts sig~zlfica~ztrleyd zilrced (PC.0.5) tlre a ~ r
~ c lolu l~rmeo feggs rrz hot11 tlze rooill nrzd frdge corzd~tzoiis.T lre -cnscos~toy fnlburrrei~u 7ns srg~zlficnntlyp reserved
(lJ<0.05)b y f lsc~alr r~gn gents or1 tlic egg stored irizcler tile roorti tcrlrperatirre

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Nweze, B. O., C. C., E., & Otuma, M. O. (2023). Effect of Preservative Agents on Qualities of Table Eggs. Nigerian Journal of Animal Science, 6(1), 63–68. Retrieved from https://njas.org.ng/index.php/php/article/view/246
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