Effect of Adding Local Anemone coronaria L. Flower Powder and Vitamin C in the diet on Egg Quality of Laying Hens Exposed to Heat Stress in Summer | ||
| Kirkuk University Journal For Agricultural Sciences | ||
| Volume 15, Issue 1, March 2024, Pages 118-128 PDF (594.94 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.58928/ku24.15113 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohammed F. Al-Khayyat* 1; Ammar Q. Shanoon2 | ||
| 1Ministry of Environment, Baghdad, IRAQ. | ||
| 2Department of Animal production, College of Agriculture, University of Kirkuk, Kirkuk, IRAQ. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The effect of adding powdered local Anemone coronaria L. flowers and vitamin C on the qualitative traits of eggs of laying hens raised in summer and exposed to heat stress was studied. The experiment was completed using (120) Lohmann Brown birds at (30) weeks old, during July, August, and September, for a period of (84) days, which included a 14-day preparatory period. The experiment period was divided into (5) productive periods, where the birds were randomly distributed into (6) treatments with (5) replicates, and for each replicate (4) birds, the treatment were T1: control diet free of any additives, T2: control diet with adding 250 mg/kg of vitamin C, T3: control diet with adding 2 g/kg of Anemone coronaria L. flower powder, T4: control diet with adding 4 g/kg of Anemone coronaria L. flower powder, T5: control diet with adding 2 g/kg of Anemone coronaria L. flower powder and 250 mg/kg of vitamin C, T6: control diet with adding 4 g/kg of Anemone coronaria L. flower powder and 250 mg/kg of vitamin C, The results showed that there were no significant differences in (P≤0.05) for most of the qualitative characteristics of eggs, which included (yolk height, Albumin height, Haugh unit, shell thickness, relative weight of the shell, and yolk color), but it was found significant differences (P≤0.05) in the characteristics of the diameter of the yolk and the relative weight of the yolk. Treatments T4 and T6 recorded the highest diameter of the yolk (39.65 and 39.61) mm, respectively, and the highest relative weight of the yolk was for treatment T4 (24.61%). It is noted from the results of the experiment that the additions of Anemone coronaria L. flower powder and vitamin C led to a reduction in the effects of heat stress that affects birds when they are exposed to high temperatures in the summer, and thus improved some quality characteristics. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Anemone coronaria L; Vitamin C; quality characteristics of eggs; Laying hens; Heat stress | ||
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