Informatics in Poultry Production: A Technical Guidebook for Egg and Poultry Education, Research and Industry

Foreword
Preface
Contents
Editor and Contributors
Part I Introduction
1 Poultry and Egg Production: An Overview
	Introduction
	Current Scenario of Poultry and Egg Production
		Eggs
		Challenges and Opportunity
		Productivity
		Efficient Management
		Green House Gas Emission
		Poultry Feed Safety
		Animal Welfare
		Potential Solutions
	Conclusions
	References
2 Egg Formation and Embryonic Development: An Overview
	Introduction
		Egg Structure
	Nutritive Values of Chicken Egg
		Water
		Protein
		Fat
		Vitamin and Mineral
		Pigment
		Choline
	Biology of Egg Formation
		Breeds for Egg Production
	Layer Strains
		ISA Brown
		Novogen Brown
		Shaver Brown
		BV 300 (White)
		Hy-Line W-36
	Broiler Strains
		Cobb 500
		Ross 308
		Hubbard Classic
		Arbor Acres
		Lohman
	Fertilization, Embryo Development and Hatching
	Conclusion
	References
Part II Table Eggs and Hatching Eggs
3 Non-destructive Quality Assessment of Table Eggs for Online Sorting
	Introduction
	Importance of Non-destructive Quality Assessment
	External and Internal Characteristics of Eggs
	Non-destructive Testing Methods of Determining the Quality of Eggs
		Spectroscopic Methods in Egg Quality Assessment
	Conclusion
	References
4 Grading of Hatching Eggs
	Introduction
	Grading Parameter
		Fertility Based Grading
	Hyperspectral Imaging
	Computer Vision and Imaging Techniques
		Chick Gender-Based Grading
	Molecular Assay
		Hormone
		Spectral Method
	Hatching Time Based Grading
	Other Parameters
		Double Yolk
	Egg-Shell Thickness
	Conclusion
	References
5 Non-destructive Technologies for Embryo Gender Prediction
	Introduction
	Challenges of in Ovo Gender Identification
	Non-destructive Protocols
	In Ovo Sex Determination by Non-optical Methods
		Morphological Technique
		Egg Odor
	In Ovo Sex Determination by Optical Methods
		Reflectance Spectroscopy and Hyperspectral Imaging
	Raman and Fluorescence Spectroscopy
		Near-Infrared Sensor
		Virus Spectroscopy
		Magnetic Resonance Imaging
		Visible Transmission Spectroscopy
	Machine Learning in Gender Prediction
		Future Perspectives
	Conclusion
	References
6 Potentiality of Terahertz Wave in Egg and Poultry Research
	Introduction
	Prediction of Eggshell Thickness
	Refractive Index of Eggshell
	Hen’s Age Dependency of Eggshell Refractive Index
	Conclusion
	References
Part III Poultry Informatics
7 Chemometric for Spectroscopy-Based Egg and Poultry Research
	Introduction
	What is Chemometrics?
	Exploratory Data Analysis
	Principal Component Analysis
	Supervised and Unsupervised Learning
	Classification Modeling
		K-means Clustering
		Linear Discriminant Analysis
		Support Vector Machines
		Soft Independent Modeling of Class Analogy
		Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis
	Regression Analysis
		Principal Component Regression
		Partial Least Squares Regression
	Applications of Chemometrics in Poultry and Egg Research
	Conclusion
	References
8 Imaging Technology in Egg and Poultry Research
	Introduction
	Concept of Imaging Technology
	The Scope of Imaging Technique for Egg and Poultry Research
		Identification of Egg Fertility
		Egg Detection Based on Physical Characteristics
		Visceral Contours of Poultry Carcasses
	Application of Imaging Technology in Egg and Poultry Industry
	Hybrid Histogram Equalization Concept
	Image Segmentation Using Thresholding
	Machine Learning in Egg and Poultry Research
	Conclusion
	References
9 A Vision for Smart Poultry Production to Achieve Multiple SDGs
	Introduction
	Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things
	Smart Poultry Production System
		What is Smart Poultry Production
	AI and IoT in Poultry Production Management
	Sustainable Development Goals
	Smart Poultry Farming to Achieve SDGs
	Future Perspective
	Conclusion
	References