Jurnal Medika Veterinaria
Vol 15, No 2 (2021): J.Med.Vet

Effect of Temperature and Storage Time on The Quality of Quail Egg (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Siti Rani Ayuti (Universitas Syiah Kuala)
Monita Previa Alasa (Universitas Syiah Kuala)
Rastina Rastina (Universitas Syiah Kuala)
Hennivanda Hennivanda (Universitas Syiah Kuala)
Muhammad Hambal (Universitas Syiah Kuala)
Abbas Abbas (Jurusan Ilmu Peternakan Fakultas Sains dan Teknologi UIN Alauddin, Makassar)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Jul 2022

Abstract

Many people favor quail eggs because they contain good nutrients, and are easy to obtain at an affordable price. This research was conducted to study the effect of temperature and storage time on the quality of quail eggs. The samples in this study were 66 quail eggs which were divided into two groups, the first group (33 eggs) was stored at 27oC, and the second group (33 eggs) was kept at 5oC. This study used a completely randomized design with two factors, temperature and storage time. The observation was carried out on days 1, 7, 13, 19, 25, and 31 with triplicates. The parameters used in this study were air sac height, egg yolk index, white egg index, and Haugh Unit (HU). This study showed that temperature and storage time affected the quality of quail eggs. Eggs stored at 27oC showed a quality decrease indicated by higher air sac position, and lower egg yolk index and egg white index. Eggs kept at 5oC showed no significant degradation. The HU for both groups ranged between 76-81 which implied that the eggs had AA quality even after 31 days of storage.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JMV

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Immunology & microbiology Medicine & Pharmacology Veterinary

Description

Jurnal Medika Veterinaria is published biannually in February and August. The scope of this journal includes Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science, Science, and Medicine. The journal accepts original research papers, case study, and review article. All submissions are evaluated by peer reviewers who ...