Effects of the enzyme complex supplementation on the performance and egg quality of laying hens - DOI: 10.4025/actascianimsci.v29i2.221

The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of a commercial enzyme complex on the performance and egg quality of commercial laying hens. A total of 336 29-week old Hyline W36 layers were allocated to a completely randomized experimental design with seven treatments and six replications of eight...

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Autores: Murakami, Alice Eiko, Fernandes, Jovanir Inês Müller, Sakamoto, Márcia Izumi, Souza, Luciana Maria Garcia de, Furlan, Antõnio Cláudio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)
Repositorio:Acta Scientiarum. Animal Sciences (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.uem.br/ojs:article/221
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAnimSci/article/view/221
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:complexo enzimático
desempenho de postura
qualidade dos ovos
farelo de soja
5.04.00.00-2 Zootecnia
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Sumario:The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of a commercial enzyme complex on the performance and egg quality of commercial laying hens. A total of 336 29-week old Hyline W36 layers were allocated to a completely randomized experimental design with seven treatments and six replications of eight birds each. The treatments consisted of the basal diet supplemented with inclusion of (500 or 400 ppm), overestimating the percentages of protein, ME and amino acids of the soybean meal by 5:5:5, 7:7:7 and 7:7:9, respectively. The studied variables were: feed intake (g bird-1 day- 1), feed:egg (kg feed-1 egg dozen-1), egg weight (g), egg laying percentage (hen day-1) specific gravity (g ml-1), Haugh Unit, color of the egg yolk, total solids percentage (%), egg yolk percentage, albumen and eggshell (%), eggshell thickness (mm) and chemical composition of hen manure. The inclusion of enzyme complex in the diet resulted in similar productive performance and egg quality compared to the control diet.