Case Study: Ningxia Xiaoming Agriculture & Animal Husbandry Co. boosts efficiency with Egg Tester Ultimate
Seven testing parameters in one device shifts egg quality testing to modern approach
20 October 2025
2 minute read
By: Background
Ningxia Xiaoming Agriculture & Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise specializing in layer production in China. It integrates ancestral and parental egg breeding, research and development of layer breeding engineering technology, egg incubation, chick sales and technical services.
To monitor egg quality, the company focuses heavily on egg quality testing and genetic breeding research. Ensuring reliable and precise measurements is essential to their work. With testing conducted 720 hours per year, the company needed a solution that could improve both accuracy and efficiency in its egg evaluation process.
The Challenge
Prior to adopting new technology, the company’s testing process was highly manual and time-consuming. Egg weight was measured with a balance, and albumen height was taken with a manual tester. These values then had to be entered into an egg conditioning counting ruler to calculate the Haugh Unit – a widely used indicator of egg freshness and quality.
In addition, eggshell strength required a separate strength meter, while thickness was measured with a vernier caliper. Each parameter depended on a different instrument, and results had to be calculated and compiled manually. This fragmented approach slowed down research and increased the potential for errors.
The Solution
To overcome these challenges, Ningxia Xiaoming Agriculture & Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd. implemented the Egg Tester Ultimate. This device transformed their workflow by providing a single, integrated system for egg quality testing.
The Egg Tester Ultimate can measure seven key parameters simultaneously:
- Egg weight
- Albumen height
- Haugh unit
- Yolk color
- Eggshell strength
- Eggshell thickness
- USDA grade
All measurements are automatically processed, with results seamlessly exported to Excel for streamlined data management.
Benefits
Since adopting the Egg Tester Ultimate, the company has seen major improvements in both productivity and data accuracy. Instead of relying on at least three separate devices and manual calculations, researchers now conduct all tests with one system.
Key benefits include:
- Efficiency gains: Significant reduction in testing time due to integrated measurements.
- Increased throughput: Less time test and less labor required means increased capacity for testing.
- Improved accuracy: Automated calculations eliminate manual input errors.
- Streamlined data management: Direct Excel export enhances statistical analysis and record-keeping.
- Research advancement: Reliable, repeatable results provide a stronger foundation for genetic breeding research.
Results
By upgrading to the Egg Tester Ultimate, Ningxia Xiaoming Agriculture & Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd. has modernized its egg quality testing operations. The shift from manual methods to a fully integrated system has optimized efficiency, increased throughput, improved accuracy and strengthened the company’s capacity for genetic breeding research.
To learn more the Egg Tester Ultimate device, contact Josh Yoshida, vice president of sales and marketing for Orka Food Technology
Sarah Mikesell
Sarah Mikesell grew up on a five-generation family farming operation in Ohio, USA, where her family still farms. She feels extraordinarily lucky to get to do what she loves - write about livestock and crop agriculture. You can find her on LinkedIn.
