Egg quality traits of different sized hatching eggs from Vanaraja parent stock reared in Kashmir

External and internal quality traits of three size grades of eggs obtained from Vanaraja parent stock reared in agro-climatic conditions of Kashmir was studied. The eggs were weighed and classified into 3 groups on the basis of eggs weight as; Small (45.1–50g), Medium (50.1–55g) and Large (55.1–60g) and various external and internal egg quality parameters were evaluated. The results revealed that external egg quality traits like weight, length and breadth were highest in large sized eggs but shape index was highest in medium sized eggs. Medium sized eggs showed highest shell thickness, shell weight and albumin diameter. Albumin height, albumin index, yolk diameter, yolk height, yolk weight percentage and Haugh score were highest in small sized eggs, whereas shell weight, albumin weight, albumin weight percentage, yolk index and yolk weight were highest in large sized eggs.