Achieving Sustainable Production of Eggs Volume 1

Dr Julie Roberts is Associate Professor in the School of Environmental and Rural Science at the University of New England, Australia. She is internationally-renowned for her research on egg production, particularly egg shell quality. She has been awarded the Australian Poultry Award for her outstanding contribution to poultry science. Dr Yoshinori Mine is Full Professor in the Department of Food Science at the University of Guelph, Canada. Professor Mine is on the editorial board of a number of leading journals. Winner of a number of awards, he is internationally renowned for his contribution to research on egg science and the nutraceutical properties of eggs for human health. He has published 5 books, 37 book chapters, 15 review articles and 182 papers in peer-reviewed international journals.Dr Yves Nys is former Research Director for the Poultry Unit at INRAE, France. As a scientist, he studied calcium metabolism in hens (eggshell quality and fabric), mineral nutrition and egg quality (nutritional value and biological activity of egg proteins). With over 200 publications, Dr Nys is regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on optimising the nutrition of laying hens. The recipient of a number of awards for his research, he has served as Vice-President of the WPSA, president of the European Federation and has coordinated two major EU research projects on egg quality.

• Part 1 Egg composition and chemistry1.Composition and properties of eggshell: Maureen Bain, University of Glasgow, UK2.Composition and properties of egg white: Kaustav Majumder, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA and Yoshinori Mine, University of Guelph, Canada3.The nutritional and physiological functions of egg yolk components: Yasumi Horimoto, University of Guelph, Canada and Hajime Hatta, Kyoto Women’s University, JapanPart 2 Safety4.Pathogens affecting table eggs: Kapil Chousalker, University of Adelaide, Australia and Kylie Hewson, Australian Chicken Meat Federation, Australia5.Mechanisms for transmissions of pathogens into eggs: Sophie Jan and Florence Baron, Agrocampus Ouest-INRA, France6.Sampling and detection of Salmonella in eggs: Richard K. Gast, United States Department of Agriculture, USA7.Understanding the natural antibacterial defences of egg white and their regulation: Nicolas Guyot, Sophie Réhault-Godbert, Yves Nys, INRA, France; and Florence Baron, INRA – Agrocampus Ouest, France8.The effects of laying hen housing systems on egg safety and quality: Deana R. Jones, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, USA9.Egg washing to ensure product safety: Margaret Sexton, Primary Industries and Regions, South Australia (PIRSA), Australia10. New developments in packaging of eggs to improve safety and quality: Pietro Rocculi, University of Bologna, ItalyPart 3 Sensory and nutritional quality 11.Egg quality: consumer preferences and measurement techniques: Bart De Ketelaere, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium; Koen De Reu, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), Belgium; and Steven Vermeir, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium 12.Determinants of egg appearance and colour: C. Hamelin, CCPA, France and F. Cisneros, DSM, Switzerland13. Understanding and improving the shelf-life of eggs: Juliet R. Roberts, University of New England, Australia14.The nutritional role of eggs: Tia M. Rains and Mitch Kanter, Egg Nutrition Centre, USA15.Nutraceutical benefits of eggs: Hoon H. Sunwoo and Naiyana Gujral, University of Alberta, Canada16.Enhancing the nutritional profile of eggs: Erin M. Goldberg and Neijat Mohamed, University of Manitoba, Canada and James D. House, University of Manitoba and the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine, Canada17.Molecular breeding techniques to improve egg quality: Anna Wolc, Iowa State University, and Hy-Line International, USA and Janet E. Fulton, Hy-line International, USA