Summary diagram of Omega-3 enriched egg production technology

Since 1990s, there has been a lot of research on Omega-3 in the world, especially the research created Omega-3 enriched food products. Some products have been commercializing in the market, such as Omega-3 enhanced milk, mayonnaise soup, Omega-3 enriched eggs. These products appeared in the most advanced countries, such as the USA, Australia, Canada, Japan and Europe and etc.

In Vietnam, Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology belongs to Institute of Tropical Biology where researched and successfully produced Omega-3 enriched egg products rich in the market, the egg products have higher levels of Omega-3 from 5-8 times compared to normal chicken eggs.

Table of comparing omega-3 content of domestic chicken eggs

A diet directly affects the fatty acid content of chicken eggs, so the egg can be enriched Omega-3 through selecting Omega-3 enriched diets for egg-laying hens. The use of this food resource for egg-laying hens doesn’t affect the condition of the hens, the egg quality parameters and egg-laying productivity of chickens.

The staff’s study result of Tropical Biology Institute transferred technology for Minh An MTV Omega limited company, contributed to the introduction of scientific and technological achievements into practical application in life, and met the needs of people, cheaper price compared with similarly imported products.