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Eggs
Salmonella bacteria
Food (other); Eggs
Salmonella bacteria are rod-shaped, flagellated, gramme stain-negative, and are known to cause disease in humans, animals, and birds (especially poultry) worldwide. Salmonella bacteria caused one of ...
Partridge eggs
Food (other); Eggs
The egg of this small game bird is itself small. The shell is white, buff or olive in color; the egg has a mild flavor.
Pasteurised shell eggs
Food (other); Eggs
The newest type of egg is the pasteurised shell egg. A regular hen’s egg in the shell is pasteurised without cooking the egg, eliminating the potential danger of egg-borne illness caused by ...
Pendulous
Food (other); Eggs
Refers to a nest type constructed by some birds, like the Baltimore Oriole, where the cupped nest hangs by its rims and has very flexibly woven walls. As a result, the deepest part of the nest swings ...
Pensile
Food (other); Eggs
Refers to a nest type constructed by some birds, such as vireos, where the cupped nest hangs from a branch by its sides and has very stiffly woven walls.
Pesticide
Food (other); Eggs
A chemical designed to kill pests. DDT is one pesticide used extensively in the past.
Pigment
Food (other); Eggs
A chemical that produces colour. There are three pigments responsible for all of the colours, both background and markings, that we see on eggs: protoporphyrin, biliverdin and the zinc-chelate of ...
