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http://dx.doi.org/10.5713/ajas.20.0256

Effect of dietary supplementation of Sargassum meal on laying performance and egg quality of Leghorn layers  

Fan, Geng-Jen (Nutrition Division, Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture (COA))
Shih, Bor-Ling (Nutrition Division, Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture (COA))
Lin, Hui-Chiu (Penghu Marine Biology Research Center, Fisheries Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan)
Lee, Tzu Tai (Department of Animal Science, National Chung Hsing University)
Lee, Churng-Faung (Nutrition Division, Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture (COA))
Lin, Yih-Fwu (Nutrition Division, Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture (COA))
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Animal Bioscience / v.34, no.3_spc, 2021 , pp. 449-456 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: Seaweeds could be an alternative and functional feed resource. The purpose of this experiment is to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation of Sargassum meal on laying performance and egg quality of layers. Methods: Two hundred 36-wk-old layers were divided into five treatment groups. Each treatment had four replicates with 10 hens per experimental unit. The corn-soybean meal basal diet was formulated as control group. Sargassum meals were included 0%, 1%, 2%, 3%, or 5% to diets for five treatment groups, respectively. Treatment groups were isocaloric-isonitrogenous diets. Laying performance and egg quality were measured for eight weeks. Results: Sargassum meal supplementation did not affect daily feed intake. Supplementation 1% to 3% of Sargassum meal in diets increased daily laying rate and egg mass compared with those from control group (p<0.05). Egg qualities among five groups were all similar. Supplementation of 3% Sargassum meal increased the lightness of egg yolk (p<0.05). Eggs produced from layers fed 1% and 2% Sargassum meal had a higher consumer's acceptability than the control group (p<0.05). In blood characteristics, contents of glucose, nitrogen, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) increased as the increase of supplementation ratio of Sargassum meal (p<0.05). In serum antibody titers, supplementation of 2% Sargassum meal stimulated a higher immunoglobulin M (IgM) level than that from control group (p<0.05). However, IgM content of layers fed diets with Sargassum meal ≥3% were decreased (p<0.05). There was no difference in IgA and IgG titers among groups. Conclusion: Supplementation of 1% to 3% Sargassum meal has shown to increase egg laying rate and egg mass of Leghorn layers. However, high supplementation (5%) would negatively affect laying performance. In consideration of laying performance, egg quality, consumer responses, and blood antibody, supplementation of Sargassum meal was suggested 2% in the diet for layers.
Keywords
Egg Quality; Leghorn Layers; Laying Performance; Sargassum Meal;
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