Potential of heat-treated dehulled seed of Lupinus angustifolius on egg production, feed intake and egg quality characteristics in commercial chickens
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This study was conducted to investigate the effect of substitution of soybean meal as partial replacement of heat-treated-dehulled lupin (Lupinus angustifolius meal, HDL) on the productivity and egg quality from Lohmann Brown laying hens. One hundred sixty laying hens were randomly assigned to four treatment diets replicated four times with ten birds each. The dietary treatments were the control diet without HDL (HDL0) and diets containing HDL at 9 % (HDL9), 18 % (HDL18) and 27 % (HDL27). The results indicated that egg production, egg weight, egg mass and feed conversion ratio did not change due to the effect of the experimental groups, except for feed intake. Hens fed HDL0 had higher (P<0.05) feed intake than those fed HDL27 diet. Hen-housed egg production was recorded at 48.3 %, 47.3 %, 50.5 %, and 47.0 % for the HDL0, HDL9, HDL18, and HDL27 diets, respectively. The corresponding average daily feed intake for hens fed on HDL0, HDL9, HDL18, and HDL27 diets was 107 g, 106 g, 105 g, and 102 g. Egg mass per hen for these diets measured 2.84 kg, 2.74 kg, 2.97 kg and 2.72 kg, in that order. The feed conversion ratio (kg feed/kg egg mass) ranged from 3.94 with HDL18 to 4.23 with HDL27 diets. Internal egg qualities were not significantly influenced by the dietary treatments. Dry shell weight, eggshell ratio, and density for hens receiving HDL9 and HDL18 diets were comparable to those observed in the control group. Egg weight, egg length, egg width, yolk height, yolk width, albumen height, and Haugh unit score increased with advancing age (P<0.05). In conclusion, replacing soybean with up to 18 % HDL resulted in observable effects on the nutritional quality and performance metrics of hens.
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