Abstract:
This study aimed to investigate how egg weight affects the
internal and external quality of the eggs in village
chickens. A total of 335 eggs were obtained from 28-
week-old Naked Neck and Central Poultry Research
Station (CPRS) crossbreed village chickens. The eggs
were weighed and categorized into four weight groups:
large (56-65g), medium (49-56g), small (42-49g), and
peewee (30-42g). Data pertaining to external egg quality
characteristics (including egg weight, egg length, egg
width, shape index, shell weight, and shell thickness) and
internal egg quality characteristics (comprising egg
internal weight, yolk weight, albumen weight, albumen
pH, yolk length, albumen height, yolk height, and Haugh
unit) were gathered. These data were subjected to analysis
using SPSS version 25. The results showed that egg
weight significantly (p<0.05) influenced egg length, egg
width, shell weight, shell thickness, egg internal weight,
yolk weight, albumen weight, albumen pH, yolk length,
yolk color, albumen height, yolk height, and Haugh unit.
However, specific gravity and shape index were not
significantly (p<0.05) affected by egg weight. The
analysis revealed positive correlations (p<0.05) between
egg weight and egg length, egg width, shape index, shell
weight, yolk weight, albumen weight, yolk length,
albumen height, and yolk height. In conclusion, this study
underscores the pivotal role of egg weight in determining
the quality of both external and internal characteristics of
village chicken eggs
