an experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary crude protein and methionine levels on quality and quantity of egg production. fifteen diets formulated with 3 levels of protein (13, 14 and 15%) and 5 levels of methionine (0.25, 0.28, 0.31, 0.34 and 0.37%) and fed to 420 birds in a 3×5 factorial arrangement. each diet was randomly fed to 4 replicates of 7 birds each and fed for 3 p...

this experiment was carried out to study the effects of different levels of canola meal of different fat sources on the egg quality, performance as well egg yolk cholesterol during the first 12 weeks of age in laying hens (hy-line w-36). throughout the experiment a total of 432 hens were employed in a completely randomized design in a factorial arrangement of 3×4, with three levels of canola me...

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the probiotic effects of different concentrations of four selected native Lactobacillus strains on laying performance and egg quality parameters of quails. To do this, a six-week farm trial was performed in completely randomized design with seven different probiotic treatments of four replicates each consisting of eight quails, resulti...

The difference between progeny from selected and unselected parents (T) was experimentally partitioned into net genetic change (G(A)), temporary favorable epistatic combinations (G(EP)) and egg-transmitted maternal environment (M) in two strains of Leghorns selected over 14 years for early pure-strain egg production. Differences among progeny from selected sires and dams, selected sires only, s...

Relationships between egg size, egg components, and neonate size have been investigated across a wide range of oviparous taxa. Differences in egg traits among taxa reflect not only phylogenetic differences, but also interactions between biotic (i.e., maternal resource allocation) and abiotic (i.e. nest environment conditions) factors. We examined relationships between egg mass, egg composition,...

this study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different levels of butyric acid triglyceride and prebiotics on performance, egg quality traits and blood lipids of laying hens.  a 2 × 4 factorial experiment with 4 levels of butyric acid triglyceride (0%, 0.15%, 0.30%, 0.45%) and 2 levels of prebiotic (0 and 0.15%) based a completely randomized design were conducted. one hundred and ninety-t...

This experiment was designed to evaluate the effects of different sources of calcium at different rates and cholecalciferol(Vitamin D3) on the performance and egg quality of Hy-line W-36 Laying hens. In this study a total of 648 hens were managed in a completely randomized design using a factorial arrangement of 3 × 3 × 2 treatments, with three calcium sources (oyster shell, OS; ground limeston...

this experiment was designed to evaluate the effects of different sources of calcium at different rates and cholecalciferol(vitamin d3) on the performance and egg quality of hy-line w-36 laying hens. in this study a total of 648 hens were managed in a completely randomized design using a factorial arrangement of 3 × 3 × 2 treatments, with three calcium sources (oyster shell, os; ground limeston...

s of papers 19 series were fed to the same strain of layers starting at 31 wk of age. Broken line regression analysis provided the following isoleucine estimates (g/day): Series 1 egg production, 0.46; Series 1 egg mass, 0.58; Series 2 egg production, 0.52; Series 2 egg mass, 0.50.