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Quality characteristics of marketed eggs in Basse Kabylie (Algeria)
Moula, Nassim; Philippe, François-Xavier; Ait Kaki, Asma et al.
20122nd Scientific Meeting of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
 

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Keywords :
Algeria; egg; marketing channels; quality
Abstract :
[en] Quality variations of retailed eggs are widely reported. This study aims at assessing the quality of eggs according to the marketing channel in the department of Bejaia (Algeria). In spring and summer 2012, a total of 3330 eggs were bought in 30 stores divided into 3 categories: 10 supermarkets (1146 eggs), 10 public markets (1048 eggs), and 10 shops (1136 eggs). The eggs weights differed significantly with the marketing channel with 58.9±0.14, 61.2±0.13 and 62.8±0.13 g for public markets, shops and supermarkets, respectively (p<0.001). Although the shell thickness was similar for all marketing channels, the proportion of damaged eggs was higher in public markets (9.0%), intermediate in shops (7.3%) and lower in supermarkets (5.7%; p<0.05). The yolk/albumen ratio was significantly higher for eggs from supermarkets (48.1%) compared to the other channels (around 47.4%; p<0.05). The freshness of the eggs, measured by the Haugh method, was lower in public markets (74.3 units), intermediate in shops (77.6 units) and higher in supermarkets (79.9 units; p<0.05). The price of eggs, expressed in Algerian Dinar (AD) per kg, was significantly lower in public markets (124 AD/kg) compared to the two other channels (around 131 AD/kg; p<0.05). One can conclude that egg quality in Basse Kabylie differs significantly between marketing channels with higher quality observed in supermarkets. The lower quality of eggs in public markets is associated with lower price. Eggs from shops present an intermediate quality. A one-year study would allow studying both the potential seasonal effect and compare intrinsic variability across marketing channels.
Disciplines :
Animal production & animal husbandry
Food science
Agriculture & agronomy
Author, co-author :
Moula, Nassim  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de productions animales > Département de productions animales
Philippe, François-Xavier ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de productions animales > Ecologie et éthologie vétérinaires
Ait Kaki, Asma ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Doct. sc. (bioch., biol. mol.&cell., bioinf.&mod.-Bologne)
Antoine-Moussiaux, Nicolas  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de productions animales > Biostatistique, économie, sélection animale
Farnir, Frédéric  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de productions animales > Biostatistiques et bioinformatique appliquées aux sc. vétér.
Leroy, Pascal ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de productions animales > Biostatistique, économie, sélection animale
Language :
English
Title :
Quality characteristics of marketed eggs in Basse Kabylie (Algeria)
Publication date :
19 October 2012
Event name :
2nd Scientific Meeting of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Event organizer :
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, ULg
Event place :
Liège, Belgium
Event date :
19 October
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