Reducing ammonia emission by aluminum sulfate addition in litter and its influence on productive, reproductive, and physiological parameters of dual-purpose breeding hens
| Autor: | Mohamed H. Assar, Reda A. Hassan, Fulvia Bovera, Fouad A Tawfeik, Ebtehal A Hassan, Khalil M. Attia, Youssef A. Attia |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Attia, Y. A., Bovera, F., Hassan, R. A., Hassan, E. A., Attia, K. M., Assar, M. H., Tawfeek, F. |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Litter (animal)
Globulin biology Laying performance Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Amendment Health statu General Medicine Straw Pollution Feed conversion ratio Ammonia chemistry.chemical_compound Animal science Blood profile chemistry Litter types biology.protein Environmental Chemistry Uric acid Sulfate Egg quality |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29:25093-25110 |
| ISSN: | 1614-7499 0944-1344 |
| Popis: | This research investigated the impact of aluminum sulfate (AS) as amendment to different types of litter (new, reused, and mixed litters) for reducing ammonia emission and improving productive performance of local dual-purpose breeding hens. A total of 450 hens and 60 cocks from the Inshas strain were randomly assigned to six groups (five replicates each of 15 hens + 2 cocks) raised in pen floor furnished with a wheat straw litter. The groups included: (1) new, (2) reused, (3) mixed (50% new + 50% reused) litter; the other groups (4, 5 and 6) were respectively housed on the same litter as groups 1, 2 and 3 but with the addition of 495 g of AS/m2 litter. The feed conversion ratio was better for layers raised on new litter with or without AS than other groups. Different kinds of litter had different moisture (p < 0.05) and pH (p < 0.05) values. Birds raised on litter types treated with AS significantly (p < 0.05) decreased intestinal pH and decreased total bacterial count compared to the same litter types without AS at the end of the experiment. Birds raised on new litter supplemented with AS had the highest plasma T3, total protein, globulin, Hgb, and PCV% and the lowest levels of uric acid and cholesterol at the end of the experimental period. Therefore, litter amendment with AS, also the mixed or reused one, could be recommended to reduce ammonia and, in turn, increasing plasma T3 and decreasing total bacterial count, leading to increasing bird’s performance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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