Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.33128/k.62.2.2

Egg quality indicators of japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Zlata Kralik orcid.org/0000-0001-9056-9564 ; Fakultet agrobiotehničkih znanosti Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Znanstveni centar izvrsnosti za personaliziranu brigu o zdravlju, Osijek, Hrvatska
Manuela Košević orcid.org/0000-0002-5760-621X ; Fakultet agrobiotehničkih znanosti Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Znanstveni centar izvrsnosti za personaliziranu brigu o zdravlju, Osijek, Hrvatska
Olivera Galović ; Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Znanstveni centar izvrsnosti za personaliziranu brigu o zdravlju, Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Odjel za kemiju, Osijek, Hrvatska
Helena Križanec ; Fakultet agrobiotehničkih znanosti Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska

Abstract

Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) is a very good source of meat and eggs, and breeding in Croatia is done on small family farms. In the scientific literature there is information on the quality of quail eggs and meat in different countries of the world, while in our area there is almost no data. The paper presents dana on the quality of quail eggs from two producers in the continental part of Croatia. A statistically significant difference (P<0.05) in the quality indicators of quail eggs from two producers was determined for the values of weight of egg and basic parts of egg, shape index, shell strength and pH of egg yolks and albumen, while yolk color, shell thickness and the shares of basic parts in egg did not differ significantly (P>0.05). The cholesterol content in quail egg yolks of both producers was equable (A=9.3516 mg/g and B=9.2213 mg/g; P>0.05). This research contributes to both scientists and breeders of Japanese quail, as it provides useful data on the quality of quail eggs, which are almost non-existent in this area.

Keywords

eggs; quail; external and internal quality; cholesterol

Hrčak ID:

271016

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/271016

Publication date:

14.1.2022.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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