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Japan's New Technology Can Control Egg Size

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The Animal Production Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan has recently developed a technology to control the size of eggs by controlling chicken feed. The researchers added some substances to the feed of chickens that had just entered the laying period to observe the changes in egg size. It was found that the incorporation of linoleic acid into the feed promoted the growth of eggs. When the proportion of linoleic acid in the feed was increased to 0.86%, the weight of each egg was basically maintained at 58.6 grams.

Japan's New Technology Can Control Egg Size

The Animal Production Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan has recently developed a technology to control the size of eggs by controlling chicken feed. The researchers added some substances to the feed of chickens that had just entered the laying period to observe the changes in egg size. It was found that the incorporation of linoleic acid into the feed promoted the growth of eggs. When the proportion of linoleic acid in the feed was increased to 0.86%, the weight of each egg was basically maintained at 58.6 grams. Both sunflower oil and corn oil contain linoleic acid. The researchers also found that if the egg is too large, as long as the addition of taurine in the feed can make the egg smaller. Experiments have shown that for every 0.5 percent of taurine in the feed, the weight of the egg can be reduced by 1 gram. (From: China Poultry Net 2006/7/27)

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