Egg composition, which is under maternal control, can have a profound effect on offspring fitness. The presence of maternal testosterone and carotenoids in avian egg yolk, for example, is thought to ...

The quality of an egg resides in its size and its composition. In all egg-laying species, larger eggs produce larger, more viable and more performant offspring, while specific egg components (such as ...

DEAR JOAN: I just finished a book, “Wild Moms” by Carin Bondar. In the book, the author states that in mother birds, many aspects of the egg composition can be directly manipulated by the mothers ...

Researchers says that hens who were fed a diet high in anti-oxidants and low in omega-6 fatty acids laid eggs that produced healthy levels of LDL oxidation in human subjects. The drawback is that ...

The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Vol. 119, No. 4 (Dec., 2007), pp. 703-711 (9 pages) We experimentally parasitized nests of the Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) in Hispaniola using real and ...

This release is available in Spanish. There's no substantial quality difference between organically and conventionally produced eggs. That's one of a number of findings in an Agricultural Research ...

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has recently blamed the altered composition of eggs on poor feed materials and egg storage. The association’s chairperson in Lagos State, Mojeed Iyiola, ...