Feeding recycled food waste improved feed efficiency in laying hens from 24 to 43 weeks of age

There is renewed interest in utilizing food waste as animal feed due to its potential benefits in reducing feed cost and environmental impact while improving global food security. This study was conducted to examine the efficacy of recycled food waste-based feed for laying hen performance, egg quali...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scientific reports 2023-05, Vol.13 (1), p.8261-8261, Article 8261
Hauptverfasser: Dao, Hiep T., Sharma, Nishchal K., Swick, Robert A., Moss, Amy F.
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Zusammenfassung:There is renewed interest in utilizing food waste as animal feed due to its potential benefits in reducing feed cost and environmental impact while improving global food security. This study was conducted to examine the efficacy of recycled food waste-based feed for laying hen performance, egg quality, and nutrient digestibility. Hy-Line Brown hens ( n  = 150) were randomly distributed to three dietary treatments with 50 replicate cages of a single bird per treatment from 24 to 43 weeks of age. The treatments were: a standard/control feed based on wheat, sorghum, and soybean meal; a recycled food waste based-feed; and a 50:50 blend of control and food waste based-feed. Hens offered the food waste-based diets had similar egg weight, hen day egg production, and egg mass, but lower feed intake and higher feed efficiency, compared to those fed the control diets ( P  
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-023-34878-2