The study investigated the effects of low protein diet and amino acid supplementation on production performance of laying hens from 49–57 weeks. A total of 135 chickens were divided into 3 groups: 17%CP, 15%CP and 15%CP supplemented with
amino acid (AA). The results showed that the 15% CP group consumed less feed (P less than 0.01). Adding AA to 15%CP improved feed intake, Met intake, BWG, egg mass (P less than 0.01) and egg production (P less than 0.05), while FCR and egg quality
were not affected. The percentage of abdominal fat and ANT gene expression were highest in the 15%CP + AA group (P less than 0.05). Nitrogen retention in manure of 15% CP + AA hens was lower than in 17%CP (P less tahn 0.01). These results indicated
that the reduced-CP diets supplemented with AA improved production performances and decreased nitrogen excretion.
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