This book covers all aspects of egg production and processing from health benefits to marketing. It examines egg formation, structure, composition, and nutritive value, along with quality assessment techniques, including:
- Scientific approaches to egg handling, grading, candling, and quality evaluation techniques
- Complete incubation and hatching procedures for fertile egg management
- Preservation methods for both shell eggs and processed egg products
- Storage, packaging, and transportation guidelines for maintaining egg quality
- Traditional Indian egg recipes and processing techniques for value addition
The book also offers detailed sections on handling, grading, candling, incubation, spoilage prevention, preservation methods, storage, packaging, transportation, and processing and is written for poultry professionals, food technologists, and students interested in agricultural sciences.
This title has been co-published with Narendra Publishing House. T&F does not sell or distribute the print and electronic editions in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Bhutan.
Table of Contents:
Preface
About the Author
1. Health Benefits of Egg
2. Egg Production Planning
3. Formation of the Egg
4. Structure, Composition and Nutritive Value of Egg
5. Quality of Egg
6. Handling, Grading and Candling of Egg
7. Incubation and Hatching of Fertile Egg
8. Spoilage of Egg
9. Preservation of Shelled Egg
10. Packaging and Transportation of Egg
11. Storage of Egg
12. Marketing of Egg
13. Processing of Egg
14. Preservation of Egg Products
15. Indian Egg Recipes
References
About the Author :
Bijoy Kumar Sarkar is presently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R. K. Nagar, West Tripura, India since 2011. He obtained B. V. Sc. & A. H. degree from College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram, India in 2008. He did his M. V. Sc. in Livestock Products Technology from Division of Livestock Products Technology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, India. in the year 2010. He cleared ICAR-ASRB NET in the major/broad discipline of Animal Production in 2010 and also cleared the ICAR’s All India Examination, ICAR (SRF) in 2016-17. He achieved Ph.D. in Livestock Products Technology from Department of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary Science, AAU, Khanapara, Guwahati, India. The author is actively engaged in research, extension and teaching in undergraduate level. So far, he has published more than 25 research paper, review and popular articles in reputed national and international journals. He has published two booklet for farmers and also organized several training programme for farmers. He has also published five book chapter.
