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Relationship between the level and the action period of fiber in diets to laying hens
Rufino, João Paulo Ferreira; Cruz, Frank George Guimarães; Brasil, Ronner Joaquim Mendonça; Oliveira Filho, Pedro Alves de; Melo, Ramon Duque; Feijó, Julmar da Costa.
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  • Rufino, João Paulo Ferreira; Universidade do Estado do Amazonas. Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde. Manaus. BR
  • Cruz, Frank George Guimarães; Universidade Federal do Amazonas. Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias. Manaus. BR
  • Brasil, Ronner Joaquim Mendonça; Universidade do Estado do Amazonas. Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde. Manaus. BR
  • Oliveira Filho, Pedro Alves de; Universidade Federal do Amazonas. Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias. Manaus. BR
  • Melo, Ramon Duque; Universidade Federal do Amazonas. Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias. Manaus. BR
  • Feijó, Julmar da Costa; Universidade Federal do Amazonas. Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias. Manaus. BR
Acta sci., Anim. sci ; 43: e49033, 2021. tab
Article in En | VETINDEX | ID: biblio-1459950
Responsible library: BR68.1
Localization: BR68.1
ABSTRACT
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between the level of fiberand its action period in diets to laying hens on performance and egg quality. 180 Hisex white hens (65 weeks-old) were randomly allocated to 3 groups of 60 birds each, comprising 10 replicates of six birds per treatment. The experimental design was factorial scheme considering three levels of fiber(2.50, 4.87 and 7.24%) in birds’ diets, and three action periods of this fiber(short -21 days, medium -56 days, and long -105 days) in the feed. The estimates of treatments were firstly subjected to ANOVA and a subsequent Tukey test at 5%. Birds fed diets with moderate levels of fiber(4.87%) presented better (p<0.05) performance. High levels of fibercaused a significant reduction in performance.Birds fed diets with low and moderate levels of fiberproduced eggs with better (p<0.05) quality. High levels of fibercaused a significant reduction in egg quality.The exposure of birds to diets with fiberfor long-term caused a negative effect (p<0.05) on performance, egg weight and percentage of its main structures, albumen height, yolk height, eggshell thickness, and the specific gravity.
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Full text: 1 Database: VETINDEX Main subject: Chickens / Animal Feed Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Acta sci., Anim. sci Year: 2021 Document type: Article

Full text: 1 Database: VETINDEX Main subject: Chickens / Animal Feed Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Acta sci., Anim. sci Year: 2021 Document type: Article