Effect of supplementing layer hen diet with phytogenic feed additives on laying performance, egg quality, egg lipid peroxidation and blood biochemical constituents

Autor: Reham Abou-Elkhair, Shaimaa Selim, Eman Hussein
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Animal Nutrition, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp 394-400 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-6545
DOI: 10.1016/j.aninu.2018.05.009
Popis: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of supplementing laying hen diet with phytogenic additives on laying performance, egg quality, blood constituents and egg lipid peroxidation. Two hundred Lohmann Brown Lite laying hens were randomly allotted to 4 dietary treatments: control (without phytogenic additive), fennel seeds (5 g/kg), black cumin seeds (5 g/kg) and hot red pepper (5 g/kg). Each of the 4 diets was fed to 5 replicates of 10 hens for 8 weeks. No significant differences were observed in body weight or feed intake between the groups. Dietary inclusion of fennel followed by red pepper improved (P
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