Losses of the global egg industry due to shell integrity violations amount to over $6 billion per year

Recently, data has been released on the losses of the global egg industry due to shell integrity breaches — over $6 billion per year. It is believed that up to 6.4% of incubation is affected.

Losses due to damage to eggshells are a quite serious problem in industrial poultry farming. Disruption of organic matrix synthesis reduces the strength and quality of the shell, in particular decreasing its elasticity. This, in turn, increases the proportion of cracks and fractures, which at the end of the productive period can reach 20%, writes the magazine "Our Poultry Farming." Recently, data was published on the losses of the global egg industry due to shell integrity violations—over $6 billion per year. It is believed that up to 6.4% of broiler incubation eggs are not incubated precisely because of shell damage. In global incubation practice, broken eggs are not used due to the high likelihood of dehydration and to prevent the penetration of pathogenic microorganisms. However, due to the complex situation of diagnosis or economic conditions abroad, eggs with ...