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Efectos del gen autosómico recesivo (ce) en las propiedades de la cáscara del huevo de codorniz
K Damaziak1, W Wójcik1, A Marzec2
1Department of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
British poultry science
|January 7, 2026
Resumen
El gen de la codorniz celadón (ce) da como resultado más poros en la cáscara, pero de menor tamaño, manteniendo una resistencia y calidad de la cáscara del huevo comparables a los huevos de tipo salvaje. Los huevos celadón se conservan bien, a diferencia de los huevos de codorniz de Texas, que pierden más peso debido a una mayor porosidad.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias Animales
- Genética Avícola
- Investigación de la Calidad del Huevo
Sus antecedentes:
- El gen recesivo celadón (ce) en codornices japonesas afecta el color y la estructura de la cáscara del huevo.
- El contenido de protoporfirina influye en la pigmentación de la cáscara y potencialmente en la integridad de la cáscara.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar el impacto del gen celadón en la estructura y calidad de la cáscara del huevo de codorniz japonesa.
- Comparar la calidad de los huevos frescos y almacenados entre codornices celadón y de tipo salvaje.
- Evaluar el efecto de la porosidad de la cáscara en la pérdida de peso del huevo durante el almacenamiento.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de 54 huevos frescos y 54 huevos almacenados de cuatro líneas de codorniz (Jumbo, Pharaoh, Texas, Celadon).
- Evaluación de las propiedades de la cáscara del huevo: peso, relación, resistencia (medición acústica) y microestructura (microtomografía).
- Evaluación de parámetros de calidad del huevo que incluyen peso, índice de yema, calidad de la albúmina y actividad del agua.
Principales resultados:
- Los huevos celadón exhibieron un mayor número de poros pero un tamaño y diámetro de poro promedio más pequeños.
- No se observó una diferencia significativa en la resistencia de la cáscara del huevo entre los huevos celadón y los de tipo salvaje.
- Los huevos de codorniz celadón mostraron una calidad comparable a la de otros grupos y se conservaron de manera similar.
- Los huevos de codorniz de Texas tuvieron la mayor pérdida de peso durante el almacenamiento.
Conclusiones:
- El efecto del gen celadón en la estructura de los poros puede ser un mecanismo adaptativo.
- Los huevos de codorniz celadón poseen una calidad de cáscara y un potencial de almacenamiento robustos.
- La mayor porosidad en los huevos de codorniz de Texas se correlaciona con una mayor conductancia de vapor de agua y pérdida de peso.
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