Commercial Egg Production and Processing商品蛋生产加工.ppt

Commercial Egg Production and Processing Egg Production The objective of this presentation is to provide a general overview of commercial egg production and processing. The slides are ordered in a sequential series as they occur in the production cycle. This particular egg production facility is considered an “in-line” operation. This means the eggs are produced and packaged for shipping to retail markets on the farm. There are also many “off-line” operations that produce eggs in one location and transport them to another location for processing. Conclusions Many companies in the egg production and processing industry are vertically integrated. Preparing table eggs and processed egg products for the retail and institutional market is a complex process involving many steps and employing many people. * * Ryan A. Meunier1 Dr. Mickey A. Latour2 Purdue University 1151 Smith Hall West Lafayette, IN 47907 1Department of Curriculum Instruction, 2Department of Animal Sciences On the horizon is an in-line commercial egg production facility. This facility is vertically integrated or self-contained, i.e., the company owns the feed mill, hens, buildings, egg processing facility, and transportation vehicles. A A A This facility represents one level of vertical integration, the feed mill. Based on demand, raw grains (from bins “A”) are mixed into designated poultry rations and augured (“B”) to the layer houses. B The auger system delivers grain into high-rise layer houses (“C”). These houses are approximately 500 feet long and may contain as many as 150,000 laying hens. C C This is a view of the inside of a layer facility. Hens are housed on slanted wire-mesh floors. Nipple waterers (“A”) serve as the hen’s source of water and the feed is transported through the house via an auger system in feeders (“B”). B B B A B This is another view of the egg transporting mechanisms within a layer house. The use of advanced mechanical engineering has greatly reduced the occurrence