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Title: | The eggshell cuticle of the laying hen | Contributor(s): | Samiullah, Samiullah (author); Roberts, Julie R (author) | Publication Date: | 2014 | DOI: | 10.1017/S0043933914000786 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/18822 | Abstract: | The cuticle is the outermost layer, deposited on the palisade layer of the eggshell during the last 1.5-2 hr of eggshell formation in 'utero'. It is a non-calcified, thin, water-insoluble layer composed mainly of glycoproteins with some carbohydrate and fat constituents. The cuticle functions as a protective layer which regulates gaseous exchange across the shell, acts as a first line of defence against microbial penetration across the eggshell and is associated with termination of calcite crystal growth during shell formation. The extent of cuticle deposition is influenced by hen age and strain. The physiological and microbiological characteristics of the hen eggshell cuticle are reviewed in relation to its protective functions. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | World's Poultry Science Journal, 70(4), p. 693-707 | Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1743-4777 0043-9339 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 070299 Animal Production not elsewhere classified | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 300399 Animal production not elsewhere classified | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 830309 Poultry | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 100411 Poultry | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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