Noninvasive Assessment of Chicken Egg Fertility during Incubation Using HSSE–GC–MS VOC Profiling
Matthias Corion,
Simão Monteiro Belo dos Santos,
Nadia Everaert
et al.
Abstract:Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) carry crucial information about chicken egg fertility. Assessing the fertility before incubation holds immense potential for poultry industry efficiency. Our study used headspace sorptive extraction−gas chromatography−mass spectrometry to analyze egg VOCs before and during the initial 12 incubation days. A total of 162 VOCs were identified. Hexanal was significantly higher in unfertilized eggs, whereas compounds such as propan-2-ol, propan-2-one, and carboxylic acids were high… Show more
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