Knowing what influences egg quality

Aiming for shell quality starts with understanding how the shell is made and what influences its characteristics. These subjects were covered during the egg quality workshops sponsored by Alltech, which crossed the globe from Malaysia to Moscow and came to roost in Izmir, Turkey on April 26th.   By Wiebe van der Sluis Environmental variables such as temperature, diet and housing can have an adverse effect on the ability of the bird to synthesise and release the individual components