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http://dx.doi.org/10.5536/KJPS.2010.37.2.145

Effect of Agariemycetes Supplementation on Egg Quality and Fecal Noxious Gas Concentration in Laying Hens  

Jung, Ji-Hong (Department of Animal Resource & Science, Dankook University)
Kim, Hyo-Jin (Department of Animal Resource & Science, Dankook University)
Wang, Jian Ping (Department of Animal Resource & Science, Dankook University)
Kim, Chae-Hyun (KBNP Technology Institute, KBNP)
Jung, Cheong-Hwan (KBNP Technology Institute, KBNP)
Kim, In-Ho (Department of Animal Resource & Science, Dankook University)
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Korean Journal of Poultry Science / v.37, no.2, 2010 , pp. 145-150 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate effects of dietary Agariemycetes on egg quality and fecal noxious gas concentration in laying hens. A total of two hundred forty laying hens were randomly allocated to four treatments with five replicates of twelve chicks per pen. The experiment lasted 42 days with a 7-day adjustment period. Dietary treatments were as follows: 1) CON (basal diet), 2) A1 (basal diet + Agariemycetes 0.1%), 3) A3 (basal diet + Agariemycetes 0.3%) and 4) A5 (basal diet + Agariemycetes 0.5%). There was no significant difference in egg production and egg weight between CON and Agariemycetes treatments. During the second week of the experiment, eggshell breaking strength was higher in A3 and A5 treatments than that in CON treatment (P<0.05). Besides, eggshell breaking strength in P5 treatment was higher when compared with that in CON treatment (P<0.05) in the sixth week. During the second week of the experiment, eggshell thickness was higher in Agariemycetes treatments than CON treatment (P<0.05). Also, A5 treatment was higher than other treatments in the fourth week of the experiment (P<0.05). At the end of the second week, yolk color unit in A5 treatment was lower compared with CON treatment (P<0.05). During the fourth week of the experiment, CON treatment was higher than A3 treatment (P<0.05). During the second week of the experiment, Haugh unit in A3 treatment was greater than that in CON treatment (P<0.05). At the end of six weeks, Haugh unit in CON treatment was lower than other treatments (P<0.05). Fecal ammonia and hydrogen sulfide were increased in Agariemycetes treatments when compared with CON treatment (P<0.05). Compared with CON and A5 treatments, fecal mercaptans was higher than in other treatments in first of the experiment (P<0.05). In conclusion, this study indicated that the addition of Agariemycetes in the diet improved the egg quality and decreased the feacal noxious gas concentration in laying hens.
Keywords
probiotics; Agariemycetes; egg quality; ammonia; hydrogen sulfide; laying hens;
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