Estimating the purebred–crossbred genetic correlation for uniformity of eggshell color in laying hens

Laying performance and eggshell quality in laying hens fed diets supplemented with prebiotics and organic acids

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of organic acids and the prebiotic fructans on egg production and eggshell quality when added to the layer diet with different levels of calcium and phosphorus. The experiment was carried out on 168 Bovans Brown hens, allocated to 14 groups of 12 replications. Each hen (replication) was kept in an individual cage 40 cm × 40 cm in size. A 2 × 7 fac...

The effect of sodium chloride on eggshell quality in laying hens - A review

study of cohesive devices in the textbook of english for the students of apsychology by rastegarpour

this study investigates the cohesive devices used in the textbook of english for the students of psychology. the research questions and hypotheses in the present study are based on what frequency and distribution of grammatical and lexical cohesive devices are. then, to answer the questions all grammatical and lexical cohesive devices in reading comprehension passages from 6 units of 21units th...

The Effect of Disease, Nutrition and Management on Egg and Eggshell Quality in Laying Hens

Egg and eggshell quality were assessed under three different circumstances: challenge with infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) of complete-fed and choice-fed Isa Brown laying hens; the provision of calcium supplement in the form of either oyster shell or limestone chips and either choice-fed or included in a complete ration; a comparison of three different strains before, during and after an indu...

Effect of housing system on the calcium requirement of laying hens and on eggshell quality

The effects of housing systems on the calcium requirement for eggshell production, eggshell quality and on the breaking strength of the hen’s tibia were evaluated. Unenriched cages (UN) (24 laying hens), enriched cages (EN) (16 laying hens) and floor system (FS) (24 laying hens) were used in this experiment. The eggshell production of laying hens from 19 to 66 weeks of age was higher (P < 0.01)...