What causes high blood spots (blood splashes) on the yolk or inside the albumen of brown eggs?

Blood spots (or blood splashes) are internal defects where a droplet of blood adheres to the yolk surface or is suspended in the albumen. This occurs during ovulation when a follicle is released from the ovary. Normally, the follicle splits along a hair-like, avascular line called the stigma. If the split deviates from the stigma, or if the ovary is hyperemic due to stress or physical trauma, a small blood vessel ruptures and bleeds onto the yolk before it enters the infundibulum. Sudden noises, high cage densities, or vitamin A and K deficiencies increase the incidence of blood spots. Automated egg candling machines on Poultry Plaza can detect these internal defects before packaging. Farmers can read flock behavior protocols in the Poultry Encyclopedia, buy vitamins and stress stabilizers on Poultry Plaza, monitor daily wholesale rates on Poultry Rates, and list clean brown eggs on Murghi Mandi.