larger with longer periods of storage. As well, the R2
values for the regressions of albumen pH on storage time
were much higher than those for albumen height on storage
time. Albumen quality is determined by factors present
before an egg is laid and by storage time or storage
conditions. These data suggest that albumen pH measures
primarily the freshness of the egg, whereas albumen
height measures the freshness of the egg and differences
that are present when the egg is laid.
Several investigators have compared the eggs of white