How often are eggs infected with salmonella?
It has been shown that possibly one egg in one million eggs produced may have some salmonella growing inside an intact egg. 21. What is the proper way to cook an egg? Eggs can be cooked in many different ways. Thoroughly cooked eggs include: eggs cooked until the whites and yolks are not runny, hard-cooked eggs, baked eggs, and other egg-rich foods cooked to an internal temperature of at least 106 degrees F. 22. Do brown eggs have more cholesterol than white eggs? Brown and white shelled eggs have the same amount of cholesterol (200-210 mg per egg). 23. How many eggs does a chicken lay per year? 250-270 eggs per year. 24. What causes a double yolk egg? The release (ovulation) of two yolks from the ovary simultaneously. It is abnormal and does not occur very often, but will occur in a hen’s egg production cycle. 25. Is the shell hard or soft when laid? The egg is hard when laid by the hen. 26. How is the egg fertilized? When the rooster inseminates the hen, the male sperm swim up the re
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