No Princípio era o Ovo Au Commencement était l'Œuf: 2020

15.12.20

Are You Cold?

Emperor penguin dad keeps his egg warm while waiting for his chick to hatch
Photo by Tony Bojkovski
Australian Antarctic Division

If you could visit Antarctica in winter, you’d find emperor penguin males gathered in colonies near the coast. They’re tightly huddled together to stay warm in temperatures that can dip as low as -40 degrees F (-40 degrees C), with winds as strong as 90 miles per hour (144 km/ hour).
For the next two months, these devoted dads will each incubate a single egg that holds his offspring. Each dad will also care for his chick when it first hatches. Penguin dads do all this while surviving only on fat reserves from the previous summer.

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8.12.20

Covid and Egg Market

Egg prices on coaster ride and Covid-19

The egg market has been impacted by panic buying and how a change in demand has created unprecedented issues for egg producers who supplied the foodservice sector.

Retail orders for eggs increased dramatically in the beginning weeks of COVID-19-related panic buying. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported for three consecutive weeks that egg inventories were down 10%, which is a rapid decline, especially when higher inventory numbers were expected with Easter approaching.

By Deven King on April 29, 2020

4.12.20

No Eggs for Coronavirus Vaccine

Eggs don't help for coconavirus vaccine

The US keeps millions of chickens in secret farms to make flu vaccines. But their eggs won't work for coronavirus.
Few people know where the chickens are kept - their locations are undisclosed as a matter of national security.
Each day, hundreds of thousands of their eggs are trucked to facilities, where they are protected by guards and multimillion-dollar, government-funded security systems.
But these eggs aren't for breakfast; they're the source of your common flu shot.
For the past 80 years, much of the world has relied on chicken eggs for the production of influenza vaccines.

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, scientists and governments around the world are racing to develop a vaccine - but eggs won't be the answer, said John Nicholls, a Hong Kong University clinical professor of pathology.
Due to having different receptors and other characteristics, the novel coronavirus isn't able to replicate inside eggs the way flu viruses can.

By Jessie Yeung, CNN, March 29, 2020

28.11.20

L'OIE et le Covid-19

L'OIE s'implique

OIE : Organisation mondiale de la santé animale

[...] Un groupe d’experts a été créé pour évaluer les risques et implications de la COVID-19 pour le commerce des animaux et des produits d'origine animale. « L'OIE a élaboré des directives de haut niveau sur le test d'échantillons humains de COVID-19 dans des laboratoires vétérinaires pour aider les services de santé publique à répondre à la demande extraordinaire de tests, qui a été un aspect essentiel de la réponse à la pandémie dans de nombreux pays. » [...]

[...] « L'OIE a élaboré des directives de haut niveau sur le test d'échantillons humains de COVID-19 dans des laboratoires vétérinaires pour aider les services de santé publique à répondre à la demande extraordinaire de tests, qui a été un aspect essentiel de la réponse à la pandémie dans de nombreux pays. » [...]

[...] L'OIE travaille sur des nouvelles lignes directrices visant à accroître les bonnes pratiques dans le commerce des espèces sauvages et faciliter la mise en place de systèmes de surveillance de la faune, ainsi que pour améliorer les connaissances sur les virus grâce à la recherche. [...]

Par Michaella Igoho-Moradel, Le Point vétérinaire, 03.06.2020

24.4.20

Œufs Masqués Covid-19

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18.4.20

Life in the Time of Covid-19

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15.4.20

Restez chez Vous

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11.4.20

Œufs Confinés Covid-19

La Dépêche

10 avril 2020

10.4.20

Confettis-filled Eggs

Cascarones

Confetti-filled eggs

The History of Cascarones
Around Easter time, you may see children, as well as adults, running after each other with colored eggs in their hands, which then explode into confetti when they hit their desired target. These are called cascarones, or “confetti eggs”.
The idea was first seen in Asia and later brought to Italy by the explorer Marco Polo. The eggs were often given as gifts and were filled with perfumed powder. The custom then traveled to Spain and was later brought to Mexico in the mid-1800s by Emperor Maximilian’s wife. It was in Mexico that the perfumed powder was replaced with confetti.
The word cascaron comes from the Spanish word “cascara”, which means egg shell. In interior Mexico, one often sees these colored eggs thrown at fiestas during carnaval, just before lent. While you may see cascarones at the carnaval celebrations in the US, it is more common to see them around Easter. This is because, like many other Latin traditions, there has been a merging with the US holiday tradition of dyeing hard boiled eggs. Having one broken over your head is said to bring good luck.

Making Cascarones
To make cascarones, first open just the top of an egg. One trick is to tap the top (the small end) of the egg on a sharp corner. You can also make a small hole on the end using a pin, a small nail, or a knife. You want to keep the hole small so that the egg is sturdier. Next, drain the egg into a bowl so that you can use the eggs later in a meal, such as migas or flan. Next, rinse out the inside of the egg. Once the eggs have dried, you can decorate them using egg dye, water colors, or paint. When the dye or paint is dry, fill the inside with confetti. Finally, close the opening by placing glue around the edges and placing a small square of tissue paper over the hole. Wait until the glue has dried before smacking the cascarone on an unsuspecting person.
By Katie Warner