Effect of Dietary Energy Concentration on Performance Parameters and Egg Quality of White Leghorn Laying Hens

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contents Effect of Dietary Energy Concentration on Performance Parameters and Egg Quality of White Leghorn Laying Hens PAP Ribeiro Jr JB Matos LJC Lara LF Araújo R Albuquerque NC Baião Agrociencias egg quality laying hens Energy conversion An experiment was carried out with 1200 23-week-old white Dekalb commercial laying hens to investigate production responses, egg quality, and energy utilization of laying hens fed different dietary energy levels at the beginning of lay. Birds were housed and divided in five groups of 240 birds according to dietary apparent metabolizable energy corrected for nitrogen (AMEn): 2700 kcal/kg; 2775 kcal/kg; 2850 kcal/kg; 2925 kcal/kg; and 3000 kcal/kg, with six replicates of 40 birds each. Birds were fed the experimental diets based on corn and soybean meal for 17 weeks. Diets were iso-nutritive, except for energy level. Increasing AMEn levels had a negative effect on egg production and egg mass (p≤0.05). AMEn levels did not influence body weight, egg weight, or livability (p>0.05). Increasing AMEn levels increased (p≤0.05) feed intake and AMEn conversion ratio and feed conversion ratio. AMEn intake remained constant, independently of dietary AMEn level (p>0.05). There were no differences in albumen height, yolk total solids content, or egg component percentages (p>0.05). Egg specific weight improved with increasing AMEn levels (p≤0.05). Therefore, the energy level of 2700 kcal/kg of feed may be fed to young laying hens. 2014 artículo científico 1516-635X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=179732914007 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1797 Revista Brasileira de Ciência Avícola application/pdf Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas Revista Brasileira de Ciência Avícola (Brasil) Num.4 Vol.16
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spellingShingle Effect of Dietary Energy Concentration on Performance Parameters and Egg Quality of White Leghorn Laying Hens
PAP Ribeiro
Agrociencias
egg quality
laying hens
Energy conversion
Effect of Dietary Energy Concentration on Performance Parameters and Egg Quality of White Leghorn Laying Hens PAP Ribeiro Jr JB Matos LJC Lara LF Araújo R Albuquerque NC Baião Agrociencias egg quality laying hens Energy conversion An experiment was carried out with 1200 23-week-old white Dekalb commercial laying hens to investigate production responses, egg quality, and energy utilization of laying hens fed different dietary energy levels at the beginning of lay. Birds were housed and divided in five groups of 240 birds according to dietary apparent metabolizable energy corrected for nitrogen (AMEn): 2700 kcal/kg; 2775 kcal/kg; 2850 kcal/kg; 2925 kcal/kg; and 3000 kcal/kg, with six replicates of 40 birds each. Birds were fed the experimental diets based on corn and soybean meal for 17 weeks. Diets were iso-nutritive, except for energy level. Increasing AMEn levels had a negative effect on egg production and egg mass (p≤0.05). AMEn levels did not influence body weight, egg weight, or livability (p>0.05). Increasing AMEn levels increased (p≤0.05) feed intake and AMEn conversion ratio and feed conversion ratio. AMEn intake remained constant, independently of dietary AMEn level (p>0.05). There were no differences in albumen height, yolk total solids content, or egg component percentages (p>0.05). Egg specific weight improved with increasing AMEn levels (p≤0.05). Therefore, the energy level of 2700 kcal/kg of feed may be fed to young laying hens. 2014 artículo científico 1516-635X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=179732914007 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1797 Revista Brasileira de Ciência Avícola application/pdf Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas Revista Brasileira de Ciência Avícola (Brasil) Num.4 Vol.16
title Effect of Dietary Energy Concentration on Performance Parameters and Egg Quality of White Leghorn Laying Hens
topic Agrociencias
egg quality
laying hens
Energy conversion
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