CASHEW NUT MEAL IN THE FEEDING OF BROWN LAYING HENS

The use of cotton seed meal in the diet of laying hens

Response of Shaver Brown Laying Hens to Different Feeding Space Allowances

Three hundred 18 week-old Shaver Brown pullets (1,477.40±7.41 g) were allotted to 5 treatment groups containing 3 replicates of 20 pullets each. The treatments consisted of five feeding space allowances (FSA): 5.60, 8.40, 11.20, 14.00 and 16.80 cm/bird. Data were collected on feed consumption, weight change, egg production and feed conversion ratio (feed: dozen eggs) for a period of 20 weeks (1...

Severe feather-pecking in free-range ISA Brown laying hens

................................................................................................................................ 37 CHAPTER 1: General Introduction ......................................................................................... 44 TYPES OF BIRD-TO-BIRD PECKING .................................................................................. 47 HOUSING SYSTEMS ...........

Cashew Nut Shell Liquid

What is CNSL? Cashew nut Shell Liquid (CNSL) is a reddish brown viscous liquid, having the honeycomb structure of the shell of cashew nut obtained from cashew tree. Botanical name of Cashew: Anacardium occidentale L CAS number: 8007-24-7 Area of growth of Cashew tree Coastal areas of Asia and Africa. Mozambique, India, Vietnam and Brazil Specification of Cashew nut shell The shell is about 0.3 ...

Feed Conversion and Feeding Behaviour in Laying Hens

T_e high proportion of feed costs in total operating expenses (1,2,6) indicates that the utilization of feed by the birds is closely related to the profitability of >oultry operations. The relationship between feed conversion (expressed as a ratio between weight units of feed consumed per weight unit of product) and profitability (defined as an increment .of total income over total costs) is es...