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http://dx.doi.org/10.5187/JAST.2009.51.4.295

Dietary Effects of Varying Levels of Calcium and 25-hydroxycholecalciferol on Hatching Egg Production and Eggshell Quality in Aged Egg-Type Breeder Hens  

Kim, Eun-Jib (Division of Animal Care, Cheonan Yonam College)
Ahn, Byoung-Ki (Animal Resources Research Center, College of Animal Bioscience and Technology, Konkuk University)
Kang, Chang-Won (Animal Resources Research Center, College of Animal Bioscience and Technology, Konkuk University)
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Journal of Animal Science and Technology / v.51, no.4, 2009 , pp. 295-306 More about this Journal
Abstract
This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary calcium (Ca) and vitamin $D_3$ metabolite on eggshell quality and hatching egg production in aged egg-type breeder hens. A total of five hundred and forty 60-week-old Hy-Line Brown breeder hens were randomly allocated to nine treatments in a $3\times3$ factorial design to determine the effects of dietary Ca levels (3.3, 3.9, and 4.5%), combined with three levels of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol [25-$(OH)D_3$ 0, 75, and $150{\mu}g/kg$], on eggshell quality and egg production for 10 weeks. There were significant Ca and 25-$(OH)D_3$ effects (P<0.01) on egg production rate. There was a linear (P<0.01) increase in eggshell strength and thickness with increasing dietary Ca and 25-$(OH)D_3$ levels. Dietary 25-$(OH)D_3$ had a significant effect (P<0.05) on hatchability of egg although fertility was not influenced by dietarylevels of Ca and 25-$(OH)D_3$. Dietary Ca levels affected Ca content in tibia (P<0.05). These results indicated that relatively high levels of dietary Ca in combination with 25-$(OH)D_3$ had a beneficial effect on improving eggshell quality and reproductive performance in aged egg-type breeder hens.
Keywords
Ca; 25-hydroxycholecalciferol; Eggshell quality; Hatchability; Aged egg-type breeder hens;
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