scholarly journals Fiber-optic light guides as secondary sources of light for hen keeping in cage batteries

2021 ◽  
Vol 941 (1) ◽  
pp. 012009
Author(s):  
Dmitry Gladin ◽  
Alexey Kavtarashvili
Keyword(s):  
Egg Production ◽  
Fiber Optic ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Metal Structure ◽  
Color Temperature ◽  
Feed Consumption ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Egg Weight ◽  
Light Guides ◽  
Local Illumination

Abstract The method of local illumination of cage batteries with LED lamps, previously developed by us, made it possible to increase the livability and productivity of hens in comparison with the traditional method. In this case, the placement of low-power LED sources directly in each cage requires a large number of rather complex electronic devices across the whole metal structure of the cage battery and extended power transmission lines. This work compares the efficiency of local LED lighting and fiber-optic light guides when keeping hens of the productive flocks of cross SP-789 in traditional cages. The 120-day-old hens were divided by the method of analogs in 2 groups of 100 heads. In the control group, LED lamps were used for local illumination of hens, and in the experimental group, fiber-optic light guides were used with LEDs as the primary source of illumination. The color temperature of light-emitting diodes was 3000 K. Up to 260 days of age, hens were kept in triple-tiered cage batteries, 5 animals per cage. The results of the study showed that in the control and experimental groups, the livability of the livestock was 95.0 and 99.0%, the egg production per initial hen was 99.2 and 102.5 pieces. The weight of eggs was 57.9 and 58.3 g, the yield of the egg weight per initial hen was 5.81 and 5.98 kg, feed consumption for 10 eggs and 1 kg of egg weight were 1.37, 2.35 and 1.30, 2.23 kg, respectively, without significant changes in the morphological and chemical qualities of eggs.

The effectiveness of the inclusion of domestic enzymes in the compound feed to increase the egg production of laying hens and the quality of eggs

2021 ◽  
pp. 33-41
Author(s):  
L. R. Mikhailova ◽  
L. V. Zhestyanova ◽  
A. Yu. Lavrentiev ◽  
N. M. Kostomakhin ◽  
V. S. Sherne
Keyword(s):  
Production Technology ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
Laying Hens ◽  
Feed Consumption ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Egg Weight ◽  
Chicken Eggs ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Poultry Farming

Compound feed are subject to requirements for their composition, since they use several types of grains that contain anti-nutritive substances that reduce the digestibility and use of nutrients. One of the tasks of domestic poultry farming is to reduce losses by increasing the digestibility and accessibility of feed. Among the most effective ways to solve this problem is to add enzymes to the feed of poultry. The inclusion of enzyme drugs in the composition of compound feed contributes to the inactivation of anti-nutritive substances, which contributes to an increase in the coeffi cient of digestibility of nutrients. The purpose of the work was to establish the feasibility and eff ectiveness of the enrichment of compound feed used in the production technology of chicken eggs with mixtures of enzyme drugs of domestic production of Amylosubtilin G3x, Cellolux-F and Protosubtilin G3x. Three groups of laying hens with 57 heads in each have been formed: a control group and two experimental groups. The duration of the experiment was 420 days. Laying hens of the control group have been received farm compound feed depending on their age. Laying hens of the 1st experimental group have been received compound feed of the control group enriched with the enzymes Amylosubtilin G3x and Cellolux-F depending on the age. In the compound feed of laying hens of the 2nd experimental group enzyme drugs were additionally introduced depending on the age Amilosubtilin G3x and Protosubtilin G3x. Higher egg production rates have been observed in the 1st experimental group – 357,81 eggs, which was 6,48 % higher than in the control group and 1,84 % higher than in the 2nd experimental group. The weight of eggs of laying hens of the 1st experimental group was 1,85 g or 2,97 % more, and the 2nd experimental group was 0,7 g or 1,12 % more than in the control group. The diff erence between the egg weight in laying hens of the 1st and 2nd experimental groups was 1,85 % or 1,15 g. The lowest feed consumption of 1,37 kg for the production of 10 eggs was in the laying hens of the 1st experimental group, which was less than the indicator of the control group by 10,94 and by 4,2 % than in the 2nd experimental group.

Use of L-carnitine and humate in laying quail diets

2005 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sakine Yalçin ◽  
A. Ergün ◽  
Handan Erol ◽  
Suzan Yalçin ◽  
B. Özsoy
Keyword(s):  
Egg Production ◽  
Feed Consumption ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Carnitine Supplementation ◽  
Egg Weight ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Laying Performance ◽  
Egg Albumen ◽  
Egg Shell ◽  
Haugh Unit

This experiment was carried out to determine the effects of using L-carnitine and humate alone or in combination in quail diets on laying performance, egg traits and blood parameters. A total of 280 Japanese quails aged 10 weeks, divided into one control group and three treatment groups, were used. The diets of the first, second and third treatment groups were supplemented with 100 mg L-carnitine/kg, 1.5 g humate (Farmagülatör® Dry Plus)/kg and 100 mg L-carnitine + 1.5 g humate/kg, respectively. The experimental period lasted 16 weeks. The addition of L-carnitine and sodium humate alone or in combination did not significantly affect body weight, feed consumption, egg production, feed conversion ratio, mortality, egg-shell thickness, egg yolk index and the percentages of egg-shell, albumen and yolk. Egg weight increased (P < 0.001) with L-carnitine supplementation. The values of egg albumen height (P < 0.05), egg albumen index (P < 0.01) and egg Haugh unit (P < 0.05) were increased with humate supplementation. Egg cholesterol content and blood serum parameters were not affected by the supplementation of L-carnitine with or without humate. The results in this study demonstrated that L-carnitine supplementation increased egg weight while humate addition increased egg albumen index and egg Haugh unit of laying quails. However, the combined administration of L-carnitine and humate did not have any significant effects on the parameters measured.

scholarly journals Color Temperature of Led Light-Emitting Diodes Lighting Devices and Productivity of Laying Hens

2021 ◽  
Vol 247 ◽  
pp. 01039
Author(s):  
Dmitry Gladin ◽  
Alexey Kavtarashvili
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
Relative Weight ◽  
Laying Hen ◽  
Color Temperature ◽  
Feed Consumption ◽  
Average Period ◽  
Egg Weight ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Weight Yield

The article is devoted to the study of the influence of different modes of LED lamps color temperature in high-speed lighting conditions 2C:5T:3C:2T:3C:9T on productivity and viability, quality of the cross "Shaver" hens’ eggs. 4 modes of color temperature of radiation were tested: in the 1st group-in all periods of light 3000 K; in the 2nd group-the first and last periods of light 3000 K, the average period of light 5000 K; in the 3rd group-the first and last periods of light 5000 K, the average period of light 3000 K; group 4-the first half of each period of light 3000 K, the second half 5000 K. It was found that in groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 with high bird safety (99-100%), egg production per 1 laying hen was 148.6, 141.8, 155.5 and 140.5 pieces; egg weight-61.2, 60.9, 62.3 and 60.9 g; egg weight yield per 1 laying hen-8.99, 8.55, 9.56 and 8.47 kg; feed consumption per 1 kg of egg weight-3.31, 2.43, 2.24 and 2.40 kg. According to the complex of zootechnical indicators, the 3rd group was recognized as the best, which also surpassed other groups in absolute and relative weight of the yolk (15.04 g and 24.35% vs. 14.16-15.04 g and 23.31-24.35%), absolute weight of protein (40.50 g vs. 38.98-39.88 g) and slightly inferior in absolute and relative weight of the shell (6.73 g and 10.78% vs. 6.83-6.92 g and 11.08-11.39%).

scholarly journals Effect of the Feed Additive Clinoptilolite (ZeoFeed) on Nutrient Metabolism and Production Performance of Laying Hens

2010 ◽  
Vol 79 (9) ◽  
pp. S29-S34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav Macháček ◽  
Vladimír Večerek ◽  
Nora Mas ◽  
Pavel Suchý ◽  
Eva Straková ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Laying Hens ◽  
Laying Hen ◽  
Production Performance ◽  
Feed Consumption ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Egg Weight ◽  
Indicator Method ◽  
Balance Tests ◽  
Gross Energy

The aim of this study was to assess the effects of two levels of clinoptilolite administered in feed (2% and 4%) on some selected performance indicators, metabolic utilization of basic nutrients and the health status of laying hens. The selected 24 Bovans Goldline hybrid laying hens were divided into three equal groups, two experimental groups (E1 and E2) and one control group (C). The laying hens were housed individually in cages with an automatic supply of drinking water, manual feeding, in a setting with controlled light and temperature regimens. Hens from individual groups were all fed a complete feed mix of the same composition and the only difference was in clinoptilolite supplementation: feed mixes for E1 and E2 groups contained 2% and 4% of clinoptilolite (commercial additive ZeoFeed) respectively, replacing the same amounts of wheat. The hens received feed mixes and drinking water ad libitum. During this 28-day experiment, feed consumption and the number and weight of eggs laid were monitored individually for each hen. At the end of the experiment, the balance test using the indicator method (Cr2O3) was performed in all eight hens in each of the groups. The results of balance tests were then used to calculate the metabolic utilization of selected nutrients (nitrogen, fat, ash, nitrogen-free extracts, starch, gross energy, Ca, P). After the balance tests, blood samples for haematological and biochemical examinations were collected via puncture of the vena basilica. The addition of 2% clinoptilolite to feed mix resulted in a highly significant (P ⪬ 0.01) increase in mean egg weight to 64.69 g, but the addition of 4% clinoptilolite in group E2 resulted in a highly significant (P ⪬ 0.01) decrease in mean egg weight to 62.20 g compared to the control (63.73 g). Moreover, daily feed mix consumption in group E1 decreased to 114 g per one laying hen/day compared to the controls (118 g per one laying hen/day). In group E2 (4% clinoptilolite), daily consumption of feed mix increased compared with the controls to 124 g. The 2% clinoptilolite supplementation of E1 group feed slightly increased metabolic utilization of fat, nitrogen-free extracts, starch and gross energy compared to group C. Results of haematological test of the hens’ blood showed significant changes in haemoglobin, whose values in groups C and E1 were significantly higher (P ⪬ 0.05) than in group E2. Differences in the values of the biochemical indicators monitored (total protein, glucose, cholesterol, triacylglycerols, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and the AST enzyme) between group C and experimental groups E1 and E2 were not significant and remained within the range of reference values.

scholarly journals Penggunaan Tepung Limbah Udang sebagai Bahan Pakan Sumber Protein terhadap Performa Produksi Puyuh Fase Layer (Coturnix-coturnix japonica)

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Hamdan Has ◽  
Astriana Napirah ◽  
Widhi Kurniawan ◽  
Natsir Sandiah
Keyword(s):  
Egg Production ◽  
Production Performance ◽  
Feed Consumption ◽  
Shrimp Waste ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Treatment Unit ◽  
Egg Weight ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Average Production ◽  
Laying Quail

ABSTRAKLimbah udang merupakan limbah pengolahan udang yang memiliki potensi sebagai pakan sumber protein bagi ternak puyuh. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengkaji penggunaan tepung limbah udang (TLU) sebagai sumber protein pakan pada puyuh fase layer. Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan acak lengkap empat perlakuan lima ulangan perlakuan yang digunakan terdiri dari empat level penggunaan tepung limbah udang dalam ransum yaitu P0 (kontrol), P1 (5% TLU), P2 (7,5% TLU) dan P3 (10% TLU), tiap unit perlakuan disi dengan 5 ekor puyuh. Puyuh yang diguanakan adalah puyuh fase layer umur 20 minggu, sebanyak 100 ekor yang didistribusikan kedalam 20 unit percobaan. Bahan pakan yang digunakan adalah jagung, dedak padi, konsentrat petelur dan tepung limbah udang. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis ragam dan data yang berbeda nyata (P<0,05) diuji lanjut menggunakan uji duncan. Variabel yang diamati adalah performa produksi: konsumsi pakan, produksi telur, bobot telur dan konversi ransum. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan TLU dalam ransum (P1,P2 dan P3) menunjukkan pengaruh nyata (P<0,05) dibanding kontrol pada minggu ke-tiga penelitian terhadap bobot telur dan konversi ransum, penggunaan TLU (P1,P2,P3) selama lima minggu meningkatkan konsumsi ransum (P<0,05) dibanding kontrol tetapi tidak berbeda nyata (P>0,05) terhadap produksi telur, bobot telur dan konversi ransum. Kesimpulan penelitian ini bahwa penggunaan TLU dalam ransum dapat digunakan hingga level 7,5% sedangkan level 10% menunjukkan adanya penurunan rata-rata performa produksi.Kata kunci: tepung limbah udang, puyuh fase layer, performa produksiABSTRACTShrimp waste was shrimp processing waste which has the potential as protein source for quail feed. This study was aimed to examine the use of shrimp waste flour (SWF) asprotein source for laying quail feed. This study used  completely randomized design that consist of four treatments and five replications.The treatmentswere using levels of shrimp waste flour in feed and consist of P0 (control), P1 (5% SWF), P2 (7.5% SWF) and P3 (10% SWF ). Each treatment unit was filled with 5 quails. One hundred of 20 weeks laying quails were used in this study. Self mixing feed that contained corn, rice bran, laying concentrate and shrimp waste flour were used in this study. The data obtained were analyzed using analyze of variance and continued using Duncan multiple range test. The variables observed were production performance that consist of feed consumption, egg production, egg weight and feed conversionratio. The results showed that the use of SWF in feed (P1, P2 and P3) showed a significant effect (P <0.05) compared to controls in the third week of research on egg weight and feed conversion ratio.The use of SWF (P1, P2, P3) for five weeks increased feed consumption (P <0.05) compared to controls but not significantly different (P>0.05) for egg production, egg weight and feed conversion. The conclusion of this study was the use of SWF in feed can be used until 7.5% on laying quail feed while the level of 10% indicates a decrease in average production performance.Keywords: shrimp waste flour, laying quail, production performance

scholarly journals Effect of Dietary Supplementation with Moringa oleifera Leaves and/or Seeds Powder on Production, Egg Characteristics, Hatchability and Blood Chemistry of Laying Japanese Quails

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elwy A. Ashour ◽  
Mohamed S. El-Kholy ◽  
Mahmoud Alagawany ◽  
Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack ◽  
Laila A. Mohamed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Japanese Quail ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
Moringa Oleifera ◽  
Egg Quality ◽  
Feed Consumption ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Egg Mass ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Japanese Quails ◽  
G Ratio

The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of dietary Moringa oleifera (M. oleifera) leaves and/or seed powder on laying Japanese quail performance in terms of egg production, egg quality, blood serum characteristics, and reproduction. In total, 168 Japanese quails (120 hens and 48 males) at eight weeks of age in laying period were randomly distributed to four treatment groups, with six replicates per group and seven birds (five hens and two males) per replicate. The first group (G1) served as a control group, while G2, G3 and G4 groups were supplemented with M. oleifera leaves (ML) and M. oleifera seeds (MS) and their combination ((1 g/kg ML; 1 g/kg MS; and 1 ML g/kg + 1 MS g/kg (MSL), respectively). From the results, feed consumption, feed conversion ratio, egg weight, fertility and hatchability from fertile eggs, egg and yolk index, and Haugh unit were not affected by dietary treatments. However, egg production, egg mass, eggshell thickness, and hatchability were significantly increased and blood aspartate transaminase (AST) and urea decreased in the MS treatment. Both triglycerides and total cholesterol were reduced (p < 0.05) in all treatments with ML, MS, and MSL, with no significant differences in alanine aminotransferase (ALT), albumin, total protein, globulin, and A/G ratio among dietary treatment. Our results clearly indicated that the inclusion of M. oleifera seeds in Japanese quail diet significantly increased egg production and improved hatchability, along with some egg quality parameters, and also lowered some blood biochemical components.

SUBSTITUTION OF SORGHUM FOR WHEAT IN DIETS FOR LAYING HENS

1982 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 305-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. E. GARDINER ◽  
D. J. MAJOR ◽  
S. DUBETZ
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
Laying Hens ◽  
Feed Consumption ◽  
White Leghorn ◽  
Egg Weight ◽  
Single Comb

The effects of substituting various levels of sorghum for wheat in diets for laying hens were studied. Egg production, egg weight, feed consumption, body weight and hatchability of eggs from Single Comb White Leghorn hens were not affected by the proportion of sorghum in the diet. Key words: Sorghum, wheat, nutrition, egg production

Performance of laying hens as affected by the supplementation of a barley-based diet with a crude enzyme preparation from Trichoderma viride

1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Brufau ◽  
R. Cos ◽  
A. Pérez-Vendrell ◽  
E. Esteve-Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Water Consumption ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
Egg Size ◽  
Laying Hens ◽  
Trichoderma Viride ◽  
Feed Consumption ◽  
Egg Weight ◽  
Crude Enzyme Preparation ◽  
Enzyme Supplementation ◽  
Enzyme Supplement

Two experiments were conducted to compare the performance of Leghorn hens fed a barley-based diet (68.93%) containing three levels of a Trichoderma viride enzyme supplement (0, 100 and 200 mg kg−1 as treatments T2, T3 and T4, respectively) with those obtained when fed a corn-based diet (Treatment T1). In exp. 1, 80 hens were used to determine performance during four 28-d periods, between 21 and 37 wk of age. Egg production, feed consumption, feed efficiency and egg weight of the hens were not affected by enzyme supplement and were similar to those of hens fed the corn diet (P > 0.05). There were also no significant effects on feed consumption per gram of egg or per bird per day (P > 0.05). There was a significant interaction for egg weight between enzyme addition and periods (P < 0.034), indicating that enzyme supplementation improved egg size in the early periods. In exp. 2, 20 hens were fed the same diets to measure water consumption and the ratio of water to feed consumption. Water consumption was not affected (P < 0.07) but the ratio of water to feed was significantly reduced (P < 0.0005) when enzyme was added to the barley-based diet. Water consumption in g d−1 was 172 for T1, 215 for T2, 211 for T3, and 195 for T4, and the water to feed ratios were 1.40, 1.85, 1.66, and 1.56, respectively. These results demonstrate that barley can replace corn in layer diets and that the addition of enzyme to barley-based diets appears to improve egg size and to reduce water consumption relative to feed intake in young laying hens. Key words: Laying hens, performance, water consumption, β-glucans, enzyme supplementation

L-carnitine improves egg production in black neck ostriches

2008 ◽  
Vol 48 (10) ◽  
pp. 1341
Author(s):  
A. Hajibabaei ◽  
M. Shivazad ◽  
Sh. Golzar Adabi ◽  
A. Lavaf ◽  
N. Eila
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Breeding Season ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
Basal Diet ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Long Chain Fatty Acids ◽  
Egg Weight ◽  
Dietary Effects ◽  
Protein Sparing ◽  
Long Chain

The important functions of L-carnitine are fostering the oxidation of long-chain fatty acids by mitochondria and stimulating protein-sparing action by increasing energy derived from lipids. The present study was conducted to investigate dietary effects of L-carnitine on egg production of breeder ostriches. Ninety black neck ostrich breeder birds (60 females and 30 males) were examined randomly (completely randomised design) within three treatments and five replicates for 7 months in breeding season. A basal diet was formulated and used for the control group (L1), while two levels of L-carnitine, 250 mg/kg and 500 mg/kg, were included in the basal diet for treatments L2 and L3, respectively. The egg production percentage, egg weight and defective eggshell percentage were measured. The supplementary diet with 500 mg/kg L-carnitine increased (P < 0.01) the egg production percentage. Means (±s.e.) of egg production percentage for L1, L2 and L3 were 9.68, 12.95 and 17.13% (±1.08), respectively. L-carnitine had no effect on the egg weight and the defective eggshell percentage. The results suggest that basal diet supplemented with 500 mg/kg L-carnitine can increase the egg production percentage of ostriches.

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