From September 1994 to April 1996, the aetiology of sudden decrease in egg production in commercial layer flocks was investigated. Clinical manifestations were recorded and the egg-shell quality was evaluated in 80 affected flocks. Serological screening was conducted twice at fortnightly intervals to record antibody titres against egg drop syndrome (EDS). Out of 80 flocks with lowered productio...

A wide variety of waste resources are available on our planet. Egg shell waste is available in huge quantities from the food processing, egg breaking, and the hatching industries. Calcium plays a vital role in Neurospora crassa hyphal growth. Batch experiments have been performed using pure calcium salt as well as calcium in the form of pretreated egg shell waste in concentrations of 0.4, 0.8, ...

Two experiments conducted on laying hens, aged 50 and 52 weeks, were carried out to evaluate the effect of dietary Mg and its relationship to the Ca : NPP (non-phytate phosphorus) ratio using a various grain-size of limestone. The Ca : NPP ratio in each experiment was 12.8 and 18, respectively. Two Mg levels were evalued in the first (1.56 and 4.0 g/kg) and the second experiment (1.52 and 4.0 g...

Wheat distillers dried grains with solubles (WDDGS) is a by-product that can be an alternative feed ingredient for poultry. However, WDDGS contains non-starch polysaccharides which limit its dietary inclusion. The objective of the current trial was to evaluate the effect of WDDGS with or without Endofeed W on egg quality and performance of laying hens. Endofeed W is a commercial enzyme includin...

________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract In this study dietary boron at different doses (0, 25, 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg feed) was supplemented to layers from 4 to 64 weeks of age. There was no significant difference between treatments with respect of mortality, egg production, egg weight, egg mass and cracked eggs. Significant increases were observ...

The relationship between egg size and composition (relative amounts of lipid, protein, and water) can play an important role in determining neonate size, quality, or the amount of post-hatching care observed in many reptiles. We evaluated the relationship among egg wet mass, non-polar lipid mass, water content, shell dry mass, and lean dry mass within and among seven clutches of the Diamondback...

A 50 day feeding trial was conducted with White Leghorn (WL) laying hens, 42 weeks old, to determine if feeding of varying levels of aflatoxin (AF), ochratoxin A (OA) or their combinations has any effect on their performance and egg quality parameters. Feeding of T4, T7, T8, T9 and T10 caused significant reduction in feed intake of hens. Hen day egg productions were significantly reduced at all...

Genetic correlation coefficients between egg quality traits were studied using fiftysix harco pullets raised under standard management practices. The estimates were carried out at 22-week, 26-week, 30-week and 32-week of age. Egg quality traits studied include egg weight (EW), shell thickness (ST), haugh unit (HU), yolk index (YI) and shape index (SI). Zero to slight negative correlation coeffi...

A majority of laying hens fracture their keel bones during the laying cycle. It is not easy for a farmer to identify hens with fractures and hen survival rate seems high. Thus, the effect of both recent and healed fractures on bird welfare is unclear. We aimed to investigate the impact of these keel-bone fractures on hens’ production and behaviour. The egg production, mobility and behaviour of ...