Korean Journal of Poultry Science (한국가금학회지)

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Evaluating the Effects of Salicornia Extract on Performance, Egg Quality and Blood Profile of Laying Hens

  • Mohammadi, Mohsen (Department of Animal Resource and Science, Dankook University) ;
  • Li, Hanlin (Department of Animal Resource and Science, Dankook University) ;
  • Kim, In Ho (Department of Animal Resource and Science, Dankook University)
  • Received : 2015.06.11
  • Accepted : 2015.07.10
  • Published : 2015.09.30
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Abstract

The current experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of adding Salicornia extract to the drinking water on the performance, egg quality, and blood profile of laying hens. A total of 216 Hy-Line Brown laying hens at 40 weeks of age were used in a 10-week experiment. The birds were allotted into three experimental treatments with three replications per treatment and 24 birds per replication. The treatments were CON (basal diet), T1 (1 cc of Salicornia extract per liter of drinking water), and T2 (5 cc of Salicornia extract per liter of drinking water). The collected data were analyzed using the SAS package program. The results indicated that addition of Salicornia extract to the drinking water of laying hens did not cause any negative effects on the performance, egg quality, or blood profile. Compared to the control treatment, the treatments with Salicornia extract remarkably increased egg production (P<0.05) in the last week of the study, improved egg shell thickness and significantly reduced the egg breaking rate (P<0.05). The results of this study showed that the addition of Salicornia extract improved egg shell quality; thus, Salicornia extract can decrease the egg breaking rate and increase production on commercial farms.

함초추출물을 산란계에 급여하여 난생산성, 난품질 및 혈액의 성상에 미치는 영향을 구명하고자 총 216수의 40주령 하이라인 브라운 산란계를 10주간 공시하였다. 함초추출물의 급여수준은 0(대조구), 1cc/L(T1) 및 5cc/L(T2)로 음수로 급여하였으며, 공시계는 처리구당 3반복, 반복당 24수씩 배치하였다. 사양시험의 결과, 함초추출물은 산란계의 난생산성, 난품질 및 혈액의 특성에 부정적인 영향을 미치지 않았으며, 시험 마지막 주의 산란율과 난각 두께를 개선시켰고, 파란율은 유의하게 감소시켰다.

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