Inclusion of crude corn oil with high acidity in the feed of laying hens: analysis of egs production and quality

Authors

  • Brenda Carla Luquetti Instituto Master de Ensino Presidente Antônio Carlos
  • Sâmela Keila Almeida dos Santos Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
  • Fernanda Heloisa Litz Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
  • Flávia Sousa Gomes Crosara Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
  • Veridiana Aparecida Limão Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
  • Patrícia Lopes Andrade Instituto Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Evandro de Abreu Fernandes Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/BJ-v36n3a2020-42453

Keywords:

Feed conversion, Haugh Unit, Vegetable oils, Yolk color

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate egg production and quality after including crude corn oil with high acidity (CCOHA) in the feed of laying hens. The design was completely randomized to three treatments and six replicates each. The sample included 90 hens of the Lohmann LSL lineage, housed in cages; each cage contained five animals and constituted an experimental unit. The evaluated feeds were corn-based feed with degummed soybean oil (CSO), corn-based feed with CCOHA (CC) and sorghum-based feed with CCOHA (SC). At the end of the 28-day cycle, the following productivity parameters were evaluated: egg weight at laying (EWL), laying percentage (LP), feed conversion per dozen eggs (FCDZ) and feed conversion per egg mass (FCEM). The evaluated internal and external quality parameters of the eggs were yolk percentage (YP), yolk index (YI), and yolk pH (YpH); albumen percentage (AP), albumen index (AI), and albumen pH (ApH); percentage shell (PS) and shell surface area (SSA); Haugh unit (HU) and egg yolk color (EYC). There were no significant differences in EW, LP, FCDZ, and FCEM between the experimental feeds. Moreover, the use of crude corn oil with high acidity in laying hens rations did not influence the parameters of YP, YI, YpH, AP, AI, ApH, PS, SSA, HU, and EYC.

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Published

2020-04-13

How to Cite

LUQUETTI, B.C., SANTOS, S.K.A. dos, LITZ, F.H., CROSARA, F.S.G., LIMÃO, V.A., ANDRADE, P.L. and FERNANDES, E. de A., 2020. Inclusion of crude corn oil with high acidity in the feed of laying hens: analysis of egs production and quality. Bioscience Journal [online], vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 949–955. [Accessed10 December 2024]. DOI 10.14393/BJ-v36n3a2020-42453. Available from: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/biosciencejournal/article/view/42453.

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Agricultural Sciences