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Effect of using fenugreek, chamomile and radish as feed additives on productive performance and digestibility coefficients of laying hens
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Abstract: A total number of 150 Matrouh laying hens a local strain of 32 weeks old were used to study the effect of using some medicinal plants as feed additives on performance, egg quality, digestibility, blood constituents and economical efficiency of laying hens. Hens had nearly similar initial body weight and were randomly divided into five equal treatment groups (30 hens each) and were housed in individual cages in an open system house. Treatment 1 received the basal diet (control). Treatments 2, 3 and 4 received the basal diet supplemented with fenugreek ( F.S), chamomile (CH,F) and radish (R.R) at the levels of 0.5% for each, respectively, while the fifth treatment received kemzyme dry product (K.M) at the level of 0.l%. Hens were fed the experimental diets for three months.
The results obtained could be summarized as follows:
1- Addition of R.R at the level of 0.5% numerically increased egg number
and egg mass by 12.42 and 12.43 %, respectively, compared to the
control group.
2- Hens fed basal diet supplemented by R.R. KM, CHF and F.S numerically increased egg number than those fed basal diet (control) by 12.42, 7.31,5.42 and 2.23%, respectively.
3- Feed consumption with hens fed control diet had significantly the maximum amounts of diet compared to the other treatments throughout all intervals studied
4- In addition F.S, CH,F and KM supplementation decreased significantly feed consumption compared to control and R.R groups. .
5- Addition of KM, CHF, R.R and F.S improved feed conversion compared to control group during 40- 43 wks. of age.
6- All treatments did not cause significant effect on egg quality traits and digestibility values of laying hens.
7. Addition of K.M supplementation significantly increased plasma total protein and globulin values followed by those fed diets including R.R, while hens fed diets containing CH.F. F.S and control did not statistically differ.
8- Addition of CH.F significantly decreased total cholesterol and GOT values compared with the other groups. The highest values of GPT value recorded by hens fed diet containing R.R..
9- The best relative economical efficiency was recorded with hens fed R.R followed by those fed either K.M. CHF or F.S. respectively.
10- These results indicated that the diets containing R.R. K.M. CH.F and F.S were more economical than the control diet.
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| Publication year |
2007
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| Pages |
199-218
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| Availability location |
معهد بحوث الانتاج الحيوانى- شارع نادى الصيد- الدقى - الجيزة
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الاسكندرية
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| serial title |
Egyptian Poultry Science
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| ISSN |
1110-5623
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| Agris Categories |
Animal feeding
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AGROVOC
TERMS |
Blood composition.
Blood serum.
Chamomile.
Digestibility.
Economic analysis.
Egg characters.
Layer chickens.
Performance testing.
Radishes.
Trigonella foenum graecum.
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Journal
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