Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . rown ap-pearance of egg, indicating bloodmixed in white. Out of Shell. Red or brown blood mixed ordiffused in white. Caused bj^ rupture of ovary oroviduct, allowing blood to enteregg during its formation. EGG CONTAINING BLOOD SPOTSOR OTHER FOREIGN BODIES Before the Candle. Dark spots are seen floating inwhite or attached to yolk. Theymust not be confused with thewhite cords that hold the yolk. MARKETING EGGS 501 Out of Shell. Clots of blood, flesh, grain oreven worm or feces or gravel maybe against the yolk or floating inwhite. If the particles of blood
Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . rown ap-pearance of egg, indicating bloodmixed in white. Out of Shell. Red or brown blood mixed ordiffused in white. Caused bj^ rupture of ovary oroviduct, allowing blood to enteregg during its formation. EGG CONTAINING BLOOD SPOTSOR OTHER FOREIGN BODIES Before the Candle. Dark spots are seen floating inwhite or attached to yolk. Theymust not be confused with thewhite cords that hold the yolk. MARKETING EGGS 501 Out of Shell. Clots of blood, flesh, grain oreven worm or feces or gravel maybe against the yolk or floating inwhite. If the particles of blood or flesh are small, the egg is generally con-sidered edible on removal of suchbodies. Caused by rupture of ovaryor oviduct or the inclusion offoreign matter during the for-mation of the egg white. In texture the shell must be free from wrinkles, cracks, weakspots, or rough places; IJ^ points are allowed for each egg. As to condition, the eggs must be unwashed and free fromstain or dirt of any kind. To secure this, the eggs must be laid. Fig. 202.—Purdue University. 1915 egg contest. in a clean nest and the feet of the bird must not be wet ormuddy. Since small or large eggs are not classed as first-class eggs,they must be of uniform size. The eggs must be of uniform shape, which is governed tosome extent by the breed. The color must be uniform. Since some varieties lay eggs ofdifferent shades, this will require careful selection of the eggsfor exhibition. If the variety lays a brown egg, as the Rocks,the color may be of any shade, from a pink to a pink brown to a 502 POULTRY CULTURE
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