Dietary supplementation with β-mannanase and probiotics as a strategy to improve laying hen performance and egg quality

Autor: Camila Lopes Carvalho, Ines Andretta, Gabriela Miotto Galli, Thais Bastos Stefanello, Nathalia de Oliveira Telesca Camargo, Ricardo Evandro Mendes, Giovanna Pelisser, Balasubramanian Balamuralikrishnan, Raquel Melchior, Marcos Kipper
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol 10 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2297-1769
DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1229485
Popis: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of β-mannanase and probiotic on the performance, serum biochemistry, gut morphometric traits, and fresh egg quality of laying hens. A total of 120 cages, housing light-weight laying hens (36 weeks old), were randomly assigned to four different treatments. These treatments included a control group fed non-supplemented diets; diets supplemented with 300 g/ton of beta-mannanase; diets supplemented with 50 g/ton of probiotic; or diets containing both 300 g/ton of β-mannanase and 50 g/ton of probiotics. The trial spanned a duration of 26 weeks and was divided into three productive phases, each lasting 28 days. The inclusion of β-mannanase resulted in a significant improvement in the laying rate by 11% (p
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