Organic Egg Production, Egg Quality, Calcium Utilization, and Digestibility in Laying Hens Fed with Mushroom (Flammulina velutipes) Stem Waste

Organic Egg Production, Egg Quality, Calcium Utilization, and Digestibility in Laying Hens Fed with Mushroom (Flammulina velutipes) Stem Waste

ABSTRACT The possibility of using mushroom (Flammulina velutipes) stem waste (FVW) in layer diets was explored in this study. A total of 180, 40-week-old ISA Brown laying hens were randomly assigned to 5 groups, with 6 replications of 6 birds for each group. Layers were fed a standard basal diet as...

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Veröffentlicht in:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science 2018-12, Vol.20 (4), p.717-724
Hauptverfasser: Mahfuz, S, Song, H, Wei, J, Chen, M, Zhen, D, Nahar, J, Liu, Z
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Sprache:eng
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AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE
Apparent nutrient retention
calcium utilization
egg quality
laying performance
mushroom waste
ORNITHOLOGY
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACT The possibility of using mushroom (Flammulina velutipes) stem waste (FVW) in layer diets was explored in this study. A total of 180, 40-week-old ISA Brown laying hens were randomly assigned to 5 groups, with 6 replications of 6 birds for each group. Layers were fed a standard basal diet as control; antibiotic (0.05% flavomycin); 2% FVW; 4%FVW; and 6% FVW. No significant differences (p>0.05) were observed on hen daily egg production, egg weight, egg mass, unmarketable eggs, feed intake, feed conversion ratio, and live weight among experimental groups. Haugh unit was found higher (p0.05) by feeding FVW in this study. Yolk color was found higher (p
ISSN:1516-635X
1806-9061
1806-9061
DOI:10.1590/1806-9061-2018-0756