The Effect Alfalfa Leaf Meal on Performance, Egg Quality and Blood Parameters of Laying Hen

پژوهشهای علوم دامی ایران

Article 7, Volume 6, Issue 1 - Serial Number 17, March 2014   

Document Type: Poultry Nutrition

DOI: 10.22067/ijasr.v6i1.37608

Author

Ali Nobakht^*

Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Maragheh Branch, Maragheh, Iran

Abstract

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of increasing levels of alfalfa leaf meal (ALM) on egg production, egg traits and blood parameters of laying hens with 144 Hy-line (W36) laying hens from 65-75 weeks of age in 4 treatments, 3 replicates and 12 hens in each replicate in a completely randomized design. Experimental groups included: 1) control group, 2) group with 1% of ALM, 3) group with 2% of ALM, 4) group with 3% of ALM. Diets with 2% and 3% increased egg production, reduced the amount of feed intake, improved the feed conversion ratio and reduced the egg production cost (P

Keywords

Alfalfa leaf meal; Blood metabolites; Egg quality; Performance