On the Quality of Market Eggs in Tripoli, Libya

Abstract

Eggs from three sources were selected randomly throughout Tripoli. Libyan Arab Republic. The sources of eggs were commercial local, farm poultry and imported from foreign countries. The eggs were subjected to qualitive and quantitative analysis related to their quality. The results indicated that all eggs were of a poor quality irrelative of the source. This could be attributed to improper handling and storage practices by producers and or marketers. The eggs from farm poultry were better than either of the local commercial or imported eggs from a quality standpoint. This is probably due to marketing the eggs directly from producer to consumer, a marketing procedure which usually is popular in a country with a deficit in home egg production.