Effect of supplementing Anthemis nobilis (Chamomile) flower powder to diet of commercial layers on some egg quality traits | ||
| Journal of Tikrit University For Agriculture Sciences | ||
| Article 1, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2012, Pages 35-40 | ||
| Author | ||
| H. S. A.AL Haddad | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was carried out at Erbil Poultry Project, Layer farm No. 13, from 15/11/2009 to 1/3/2010 . This study included effects of supplementing (Chamomile) flower powder to diet of commercial layers on some egg quality traits in rations of (40-week) aged (60) of Layer hens Were randomly assigned into (4) Treatment included (15) hens with (3 hen) Replicates . and the Treatment of study is :- T1: Control Treatment ,T2: Supplement 0.3% Chamomile flower powder , T3: 0.6% Chamomile flower powder ,T4:0.9 Chamomile flower powder. The study was carried out to investigate effects of different level of flower powder and age period on egg weight , haugh unit , albumen index , yolk index , yolk percentage , albumen percentage ,shell weight, shell percentage , shell thickness , percent yolk to albumen , albumen hay ,yolk hay , egg yolk color for laying hen. Using supplementing (Chamomile) flower powder to diet significantly (P<0.01) affected because it was increased , haugh unit , albumen index , yolk index , shell percentage, shell weight , shell thickness , egg yolk color , albumen height ,yolk height. but didn’t effected significantly (P<0.01) by albumen weight, yolk weight, , percent yolk to albumen ,yolk percentage , albumen percentage. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Chamomile Commercial Layers Egg Quality Traits | ||
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