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Abstract
Three different polyvynil alcohol formulas were used in this study to test the effects of egg coating during egg storage conditions. Broiler breeder eggs were coated and stored for 4 different time periods (1 day, 1 week, 2 weeks and 3 weeks). Samples from each treatment group were analyzed for internal egg quality. The Haugh units and albumen pH showed some significant differences between the coated and uncoated eggs even after only one day of storage. The hatch of fertiles for coated groups showed improvement over the uncoated groups, but the flock performance affected the results significantly. Egg coating still holds potential for industrial application, but the effects of flock’s age on the effectiveness of egg coating have to be studied further.