Effects of dietary red pepper on egg yolk colour and histological intestinal morphology in laying hens

To evaluate the effect of three kinds of red pepper supplementation ‘Kagawa Hontaka’ produced at Shiwaku Islands (KHS), Miki (KHM) and Takanotsume (TKT) on production performance, egg quality and intestinal histology in laying hens. A total of 32 laying hens (39 weeks of age) were randomly allotted to four groups, each comprising eight hens. Birds were fed a basal diet supplemented with red pepper at 0% (control), 0.5% KHS, 0.5% KHM and 0.5% TKT, respectively. Compared with the control group, no significant difference (p > 0.05) in feed consumption, final body weight, hen‐day production, egg mass, feed efficiency, shell‐breaking strength, shell thickness, shell ratio, albumen ratio, yolk ratio and Haugh units was observed among the experimental groups. Roche yolk colour fan (RYCF) value increased significantly in all experimental groups (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the KHS and KHM groups showed higher RYCF values than the TKT group (p < 0.05). Spectrophotometric measurements of yolk colour, redness (a*) and yellow index (YI) values were higher in the KHS and KHM groups (p < 0.0001). The yellowness (b*) value was lower in the TKT group (p < 0.05). The lightness (L*) value was lower in the KHS and KHM groups (p < 0.05). Villus height, villus area, cell area and cell mitosis in all intestinal segments tended to be higher in all experimental groups. Jejunal cell area and cell mitosis were higher in experimental groups than in the control group (p < 0.05). The cells on the villus tip surface were protuberated in all experimental groups. In conclusion, the KHS, KHM and TKT groups showed hypertrophied intestinal villi and epithelial cell functions. These results indicate that dietary red pepper has stimulating effect on intestinal villi and the structure of epithelial cells, and the 0.5% KHS and KHM groups improved in egg yolk colour.     

Effects of dietary supplementation of resveratrol on performance,egg quality,yolk cholesterol and antioxidant enzyme activity of laying hens

1. This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation of resveratrol on laying performance, egg quality, egg yolk cholesterol and antioxidant enzyme activities of laying hens.

2. A total of 360 Beijing PINK-1 laying hens (60 weeks old) were randomly distributed among five dietary treatments, each of which included 6 replicates of 12 hens. Dietary treatments were basal diet supplemented with 0 (control), 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 4.0 g/kg diet resveratrol. The study lasted for 9 weeks including 1 week of adaptation and 8 weeks of the main experimental period.

3. The results indicated that dietary resveratrol significantly improved feed conversion ratios during 5–8 weeks and 1–8 weeks of the trial. Increasing dietary concentrations of the resveratrol linearly improved Haugh unit and albumen height of eggs.

4. The content of total cholesterol (TC), total triglyceride (TG), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C) in serum and cholesterol in yolk was significantly decreased by dietary resveratrol, and there were significant linear correlations between these indexes and resveratrol supplemental levels.

5. Dietary resveratrol supplementation significantly improved serum Glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) enzyme activity and decreased serum malondialdehyde (MDA) content in groups with 2.0 and 4.0 g/kg resveratrol as compared to the control, respectively. However, supplementation of resveratrol did not affect the activity of serum superoxide dismutase (SOD).

6. It is concluded that resveratrol supplementation has a positive effect on performance, lipid-related traits and antioxidant activity of laying hens.     

叶黄素对蛋鸡应用效果的研究

将144只52周龄绿壳商品产蛋鸡随机分为6组,各组在相同日粮基础上分别添加0、20、40、60、80、100mg/kg叶黄素,探讨叶黄素在蛋黄中的沉积规律以及对蛋黄色泽和蛋鸡生产性能的影响。结果说明,蛋黄中叶黄素的含量随日粮中叶黄素添加水平的增加而提高,最大沉积量达1.09mg/60g,是对照组0.23mg/60g的近5倍;日粮中叶黄素能显著(P<0.05)提高蛋黄的罗氏等级(RCF),降低亮值(L),提高红值(a),对黄值(b)无显著影响(P>0.05);日粮中添加高水平叶黄素对蛋鸡生产性能无显著影响(P>0.05)。     

圈养条件下麻鸭日粮中添加菹草对产蛋率和蛋黄着色的影响

菹草是一种富含胡萝卜素的眼子菜科水生植物,广泛分布在河北白洋淀湖区。就菹草不同添加方式对蛋鸭产蛋率和蛋黄颜色等蛋品质的影响进行了研究。结果表明,在产蛋率方面,B日粮组(52.6%鲜菹草+47.3%基础日粮)和C日粮组(20%风干菹草+80%基础日粮)相比差异不显著,但二者比对照组(基础日粮)分别显著提高7.9%和4.2%(P<0.05);试验各组日粮蛋重、蛋形指数、蛋比重指标无显著差异;C日粮组蛋壳强度、厚度与对照组相比差异不显著,但B日粮组蛋壳强度、厚度显著低于对照组(P<0.05);B日粮组鸭蛋哈氏单位显著低于对照组(P<0.05),但C组与对照组相比差异不显著;B日粮组和C日粮组蛋黄色度分别比对照组显著增加76.5%和67.3%(P<0.05)。总之,采用避光风干制备菹草粉是有效保留其类胡萝卜素最为经济的干燥方式。蛋鸭日粮中添加风干菹草粉可有效提高蛋鸭生产性能,并显著增加蛋黄色度等蛋品质性状,上述结果为科学合理使用白洋淀菹草来实现常年生产天然红心鸭蛋提供了实践指导依据。     

酵母菌培养物对蛋鸡生产性能及蛋品质的影响

270只19周龄的ISABrow母鸡随机分3组处理,每个处理5个重复,研究酵母培养物对产蛋鸡产蛋性能和蛋品质的影响。试验为期16周。酵母培养物在试验中的添加水平分别为0%、0.1%、0.2%。试验中采用的玉米-豆粕型基础日粮中粗蛋白质为16.0%,能量为2800kcal/kg。试验结果表明,饲喂添加0.1%酵母培养物组产蛋鸡的生产性能和每日产蛋量显著提高(P<0.05);各处理组之间的蛋重、饲料摄入和饲料转化率无显著差别;试验组与对照组的蛋壳质量、哈氏单位、蛋黄颜色和蛋黄中脂肪酸含量也无显著差别。     

日粮中添加紫苏籽对鸡蛋黄多不饱和脂肪酸含量影响的研究

玉米 豆粕型蛋鸡日粮中分别加入 8% ,1 2 % ,1 6 % ,2 0 %的紫苏 ,研究鸡蛋黄多不饱和脂肪酸 (PUFA)的含量及其比例变化 ,分析蛋黄胆固醇含量。结果表明 :添加 8% ,1 2 % ,1 6% ,2 0 %的紫苏 ,蛋黄PUFA由添加前的 1 7 0 3 %分别提高到 2 0 42 % ,2 3 61 % ,2 4 0 7% ,2 4 62 % ,添加 1 2 % ,1 6 % ,2 0 %紫苏组与对照组间差异极显著 (P <0 0 1 )。蛋黄脂肪中ω - 3含量分别提高到 6 88% ,8 72 % ,9 86%和 9 95 % ,添加组与对照组 (1 1 2 % )相比差异极显著 (P <0 0 1 )。每枚鸡蛋中ω - 3的绝对含量由添加前的 52 83mg增加到 2 99 82 ,394 89,436 77,452 97mg。ω - 6/ω - 3的比例由添加前的 1 3 0 7,分别降到 1 98,1 67,1 44,1 47。PUFA/SFA (饱和脂肪酸 )由对照组的 0 38升高到 0 68(2 0 %组 )。蛋黄胆固醇含量无明显变化。紫苏可提高PUFA、ω - 3含量 ,改善ω - 6/ω - 3和PUFA/SFA的比例 ,降低生产成本 ,因此建议在饲粮中添加 1 6 %紫苏。     

The effects of formic acid-treated shrimp meal on laying performance and egg quality in aged laying hens

An experiment was carried out to measure the suitability of using formic acid-treated shrimp meal (TSM) as a protein source for aged laying hens. Shrimp meal (SM), air-dried shrimp waste was treated with 3% formic acid (w/v) at room temperature for 20 min, sun-dried, ground to pass through 1.0 mm mesh screen and then ready to use as the TSM. A total of 56 Single Comb White Leghorn hens, 85 wk of age, were placed in individual cages and assigned randomly into 7 dietary groups of 8 birds each. A control diet, diets containing 5, 10, and 15% SM and diets containing 5, 10, and 15% TSM were prepared. Diets and water were given ad libitum during the 30-d experimental period. Hen-day egg production, egg mass, feed intake, and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were deteriorated with increasing levels of the SM in the diets (P < 0.05). In contrast, these parameters were unchanged with increasing levels of the TSM in diets and compatible with the control group. No significant improvements were observed in exterior or interior egg quality among the dietary groups, except for eggshell weight, strength and yolk color, which were significantly increased in SM and TSM groups when compared to the values in control group (P < 0.05). It is concluded that inclusion of TSM up to 15% in laying hen diets may have beneficial effects on laying performance along with improved eggshell quality and yolk color, and suggested that TSM is a promising combined source of protein and calcium in aged laying hens.     

Astaxanthin Z-isomer-rich diets enhance egg yolk pigmentation in laying hens compared to that in all-E-isomer-rich diets

The effects of feeding diets containing astaxanthin with different Z-isomer ratios to laying hens on egg qualities, such as astaxanthin concentration in egg yolk and yolk color, were investigated. As the astaxanthin source, a natural microorganism Paracoccus carotinifaciens was used. Astaxanthin with different Z-isomer ratios was prepared by thermal treatment with different conditions and then added to the basal diet at a final astaxanthin concentration of 8 mg/kg. We found that, as the Z-isomer ratios of astaxanthin in the diet increased, the astaxanthin concentration in egg yolk and the yolk color fan score also increased significantly. Importantly, feeding a 50.6% Z-isomer ratio diet increased astaxanthin concentration in egg yolk by approximately fivefold and the color fan score by approximately 2 compared to that in hens fed an all-E-isomer-rich diet. Moreover, we showed that feeding Z-isomer-rich astaxanthin to laying hens increased plasma astaxanthin concentration by more than five times in comparison to that in hens fed an all-E-isomer-rich diet. These results indicate that Z-isomers of astaxanthin have higher bioavailability than that of the all-E-isomer and thus they exhibit greater egg yolk-accumulation efficiency.     

Effect of dietary digestible lysine concentration on performance,egg quality,and blood metabolites in laying hens

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary digestible lysine concentration on productive performance, egg quality, and blood metabolites in laying hens. A completely randomized block design was performed with 5 treatments and 6 replicates of 8 Hy-line W-36 hens each, from 32 to 44 wk of age. The treatments were 5 digestible lysine concentrations (0.657, 0.707, 0.757, 0.807, and 0.857% of diet). Feed intake was significantly increased with each increment in dietary digestible lysine concentration. Significant improvement in egg production, egg weight, egg mass, Haugh unit, and FCR were observed by an increase in lysine intake. Dietary lysine concentration did not have a significant impact on percentage of egg components, specific gravity, eggshell thickness, DM, and protein constituents of eggs. Dietary digestible lysine concentration did not have a significant effect on triglyceride, cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), uric acid, and total protein in plasma. The digestible lysine requirements for optimal egg production, egg mass, and egg weight (32 to 44 wk of age), based on the linear broken-line regression analysis, were 814, 810 and 778 (mg/b/d), respectively. Whereas, these values were 4, 3.9, and 6 percent less than those estimated by the quadratic broken-line model, respectively.     

海藻粉对蛋鸡生产性能及蛋品质的影响

在日粮中添加不同比例的海藻粉,研究其对蛋鸡生产性能及蛋品质的影响。选取576只30周龄健康蛋鸡,随机分成4组,每组设3个重复,每个重复48只鸡,第Ⅰ组为对照组,饲喂基础日粮;第Ⅱ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ组在与基础日粮营养水平基本一致的基础上分别添加1%、3%、5%的海藻粉。结果表明,随着添加比例的增加,产蛋率、产蛋量均有不同程度的提高,料蛋比下降;同时能显著改善蛋黄颜色,提高蛋黄中蛋白质、脂肪、磷脂和碘的含量,降低胆固醇在蛋黄中的蓄积。     

酯化牛膝多糖对蛋鸡生产性能和蛋品质的影响

为研究饲料中添加酯化牛膝多糖对蛋鸡生产性能和蛋品质的影响,选取134日龄海兰灰商品代蛋鸡240只,随机分为6组,每组设4个重复,每个重复10只鸡。试验Ⅰ组设为对照组,饲喂基础日粮,试验Ⅱ～Ⅵ组为酯化牛膝多糖处理组,分别在基础日粮中添加50、100、200、300、400 mg/kg的酯化牛膝多糖,研究其对蛋鸡生产性能及蛋品质的影响。结果表明:与对照组相比,50 mg/kg组、100 mg/kg组和200 mg/kg组蛋鸡的产蛋率、蛋重有显著提高(P <0.05),产蛋率151～167日龄分别提高1.51%、 3.25%、1.74%;168～184日龄分别提高4.47%、5.84%、4.47%;100 mg/kg组和200 mg/kg组185～202日龄分别提高2.81%、2.58%,均达到显著水平。185日龄100 mg/kg组以及202日龄100 mg/kg和200 mg/kg组的蛋重分别提高4.29%、5.41%、4.47%,显著高于对照组。50 mg/kg组、100 mg/kg组和200 mg/kg组的料蛋比分别降低2.00%、2.40%、2.40%,差异显著(P <0.05)。100 mg/kg酯化牛膝多糖组哈氏单位显著提高(P <0.05),151、168、185、202日龄分别比对照组提高了7.25%、6.4%、8.14%和10.34%;其对蛋黄相对重、蛋壳厚度、蛋壳强度及蛋壳相对重无显著影响(P> 0.05)。     

碱式氯化锌对绿壳蛋鸡产蛋性能和蛋黄中锌沉积量的影响

本试验旨在研究碱式氯化锌对蛋鸡生产性能、蛋品质及蛋黄中锌沉积量的影响。选取240羽东乡黑羽绿壳蛋鸡随机分成4组,每组6个重复,每个重复10羽。A组为对照组,饲喂基础日粮,B、C、D组为试验组,分别在基础日粮中添加80、120 mg/kg和160 mg/kg碱式氯化锌。预试期7 d、正式期28 d。结果表明,与对照组相比,从第二周开始,各试验组产蛋率不同程度提高,各试验组料蛋比有所下降;试验各组间蛋壳厚度、蛋形指数、蛋黄色泽和哈氏单位差异均不显著;B组和D组蛋黄中锌含量显著高于对照组(P<0.05),分别较对照组提高17.39%和27.74%,C组蛋黄中锌含量极显著高于对照组(P<0.01),较对照组提高32.29%。由此可见,日粮中添加碱式氯化锌能改善蛋鸡生产性能,提高鸡蛋中锌的沉积量,综合考虑,120 mg/kg为适宜添加量。     

日粮中添加女贞子粉对蛋鸡生产性能和蛋品质的影响

选择150只49周龄、平均体重(1.99±0.17)kg的健康海兰褐蛋鸡,采用单因素完全随机分组试验设计,随机分为对照组(基础日粮)、试验组Ⅰ(基础日粮+0.5%女贞子粉)、试验组Ⅱ(基础日粮+1%女贞子粉)。每组设5个重复,每个重复10只蛋鸡,试验期为8周,研究了女贞子粉对蛋鸡生产性能和蛋品质的影响。结果表明:与对照组相比,试验组Ⅰ、Ⅱ产蛋率分别提高了4.86%和11.75%(P0.05)。试验组Ⅰ蛋黄颜色显著高于对照组9.60%(P0.05)。日粮中添加女贞子粉可以提高蛋鸡产蛋率,改善蛋黄颜色,进而提高蛋鸡的生产性能和蛋品质。     

Exogenous enzyme complexes and linoleic acid to laying hens

The aim of this research was to evaluate how the decrease of fat inclusion (and therefore compounds essential for animal development, such as linoleic acid) and the use of exogenous enzyme complexes can affect the performance of layers. Treatments consisted of diets with different levels of linoleic acid, the negative control (NC) with 2.41 g/100g and positive control (PC) with 3.75g/100g. Treatment 3 (RLLA) was reformulated using enzymes and low levels of linoleic acid equal to the NC, treatment 4 (RILA) and treatment 5 (RHLA) were reformulated using enzymes, but with linoleic acid at moderate (3.08 g/100g) and high levels (3.75 g/100g), respectively. The formulation of treatments 3, 4, and 5 used enzymes reformulated using an enzyme nutritional matrix. The variables analyzed in each period were the feed intake (g/bird/day); egg production (%); egg weight (g); egg mass (g); feed conversion per egg mass (kg/kg) and per dozen eggs (kg/dozen); weight (g) of yolk, albumen, and shell; specific gravity (g/cm³); Haugh unit; and shell thickness (mm). The commercial enzyme supplementation was effective in supporting the productive performance of the laying hens. Nutritional reduction in diets reformulated with supplementation of the commercial enzymes can be an alternative to reduce production costs without compromising the productive performance of hens.     

硫酸锰和甘氨酸锰对产蛋后期蛋鸡生产性能和蛋壳颜色的影响

试验旨在研究日粮中添加不同锰源对产蛋后期蛋鸡生产性能、蛋壳颜色的影响。试验1在基础日粮(不含锰)中分别添加60、80、100、125 mg/kg硫酸锰(以锰计),125 mg/kg硫酸锰组蛋鸡蛋重显著高于其他组(P<0.05),100、125 mg/kg组蛋壳颜色指数显著好于60、80 mg/kg组;试验2(基于试验1的试验结果),在基础日粮中,试验组分别添加125 mg/kg硫酸锰、100 mg/kg硫酸锰+25 mg/kg甘氨酸锰、80 mg/kg硫酸锰+45 mg/kg甘氨酸锰(以锰计)。试验结果表明:有机锰组合对改善产蛋鸡后期生产性能无显著影响,蛋壳颜色指数也无显著影响(P>0.05),但有提高蛋壳颜色指数的趋势。     

饲料中添加白术多糖对林下养殖绿壳蛋鸡生产性能与蛋品质的影响

为研究饲料中添加白术多糖对林下养殖绿壳蛋鸡生产性能与蛋品质的影响,试验选用28周龄产蛋的东乡黑羽绿壳蛋鸡540只,随机分为3组,每组3个重复,每个重复60只,1组为对照组饲喂基础日粮,试验2、3组分别在基础日粮中添加2.5%、5.0%白术多糖,预饲期7 d,试验期28 d。在试验期间,测定林下养殖绿壳蛋鸡生产性能和蛋品质。结果表明:(1)试验3组产蛋率和平均蛋重分别较对照组提高7.33%、6.26%(P <0.05);试验3组料蛋比较对照组降低12.64%(P <0.05);试验2、3组的商品合格率、日产蛋量、日均采食量均高于1组,差异不显著(P> 0.05)。(2)试验3组蛋质量、哈夫单位、蛋壳厚度分别较对照组提高5.63%、3.02%、6.12%(P <0.05);试验2、3组的蛋形指数、蛋黄颜色、蛋黄比例均高于1组,差异不显著(P> 0.05)。综上所述,在基础饲料中添加5.0%白术多糖可以提高林下养殖绿壳蛋鸡生产性能与蛋品质。