Effect of Adding Flaxseed in the Diet of Laying Hens on Both Production of Omega-3 Enriched Eggs and on Production Performance

Al-Nasser, A.; Al-Saffar, Abdulameer; Abdullah, Faten K.; Al-Bahouh, Mariam; Ragheb, Gehan; Mashaly, Magdy

doi:10.3923/ijps.2011.825.831

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“…The laying hens in all dietary treatment groups consumed a similar amount of feed throughout the trial, which suggests that there was no palatability problem or inhibitor effect such that reported when the diets were supplemented with high levels of flaxseed (Hayat et al, 2010). Furthermore, including purslane meal into the diets did not influence FCR, which is similar to the reports of previous studies in which ALA rich sources such as flaxseed (Hayat et al, 2009;Al-Nasser et al, 2011) or flaxseed oil (Mazalli et al, 2004;Kartikasari et al, 2014) were supplemented in the diet.…”

Section: Production Performancesupporting

confidence: 79%

Effect of Supplementation Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) as a Source of Alpha-Linolenic Acid on Production Performance and Physical Quality of Egg of Laying Hens

Kartikasari

Nuhriawangsa

Hertanto

et al. 2015

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Abstract. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of inclusion plant source of n-3 fat in the form of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA, 18:3n-3) on the diets of layers on production performance and physical quality of eggs. A total of 125 Hy-Line Brown hens (38 weeks old) were placed at individual cages and assigned to five dietary treatments. The dietary treatments were supplemented with 0, 1.5, 3.0, 4.5 and 6.0% purslane meal. Laying hens were fed for five weeks following a seven day adaptation period. Water and feed were provided ad libitum. Feed intake (FI) measured weekly and feed consumption ratio (FCR) was calculated at the end of the trial. A total of 25 egg yolk samples of day 35 (n = 5 egg yolks for each treatment) were collected to analyse physical quality of eggs. The data were analyzed using analysis of variance. Differences between treatment means were further analyzed using Duncan's New Multiple Range Test (DMRT). Results showed that the incorporation of plants rich in ALA did not modify FI, FCR, and egg production. Supplementation of purslane meal in the diets had no effect on physical quality of eggs, including egg weight, yolk weight, albumen index, yolk index and Haugh Unit (HU). The average of egg weight and yolk weight were 60,5 and 15.3 g, respectively. Diet containing purslane meal increased yolk colour. In conclusion, laying hens that fed diet supplemented with purslane meal rich in ALA improved yolk colour and did not change the production performance of the laying hens or the qualities of the eggs. Key words: Portulaca oleracea, alpha-linolenic acid, production performance, egg qualityAbstrak. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui pengaruh lemak n-3 dari tanaman dalam bentuk alphalinolenic acid (ALA, 18:3n-3) pada pakan ayam petelur terhadap performa produksi dan kualitas fisik telur. 125 ayam Hy-Line Brown (38 minggu) ditempatkan pada kandang terpisah dan diberi 5 perlakuan pakan yang diberi tambahan 0, 1,5, 3,0, 4,5 dan 6,0% tepung krokot. Ayam petelur diberi pakan selama 5 minggu dan 7 hari adaptasi. Pakan dan air diberikan ad libitum. Asupan pakan (FI) diukur setiap minggu dan rasio konsumsi pakan (FCR) dihitung pada akhir percobaan. Sejumlah 25 sample kuning telur pada hari ke 35 (n= 5 kuning telur dari setiap perlakuan) diambil untuk dianalusa kualitas fisiknya. Data dianalisa menggunakan Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Perbedaan antara perlakuan kemudian dilanjutkan dengan Duncan's New Multiple Range Test (DMRT). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa suplemen tanaman kaya ALA pada pakan tidak mempengaruhi kualitas fisik telur, termasuk berat telur, berat kuning telur, indeks albumen, indeks kuning telur dan Haugh Unit (HU). Rataan berat telur dan berat kuning telur berturut-turut adalah 60.5 dan 15.3. Pakan mengandung tepung krokot meningkatkan warna kuning telur. Disimpulkan bahwa ayam petelur yang pakannya disuplementasi dengan tepung krokot yang kaya ALA meningkatkan warna kuning telur tetapi tidak mengubah performa produksi ayam telur atau kualitas telur.

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Section: Production Performancesupporting

confidence: 79%

Effect of Supplementation Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) as a Source of Alpha-Linolenic Acid on Production Performance and Physical Quality of Egg of Laying Hens

Kartikasari

Nuhriawangsa

Hertanto

et al. 2015

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“…In previous works, supplementing laying hen's diet with omega-3 fatty acids for increasing omega 3 content of the egg have been reported; however, performance was not affected by omega-3 supplementation ( Küçükersan et al., 2010 ; Al-Nasser et al., 2011 ; Zhang and Kim, 2014 ).…”

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confidence: 98%

Omega-3 fatty acids reduce the negative effects of dexamethasone-induced physiological stress in laying hens by acting through the nutrient digestibility and gut morphometry

Berenjian

Sharifi

Mohammadi‐Sangcheshmeh

et al. 2021

Poultry Science

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In this study, the effects of omega-3 fatty acids on egg production, nutrients digestibility, eggs yolk lipid peroxidation, and intestinal morphology in laying hens under physiological stress were investigated. Ninety-six 35-wk-old Lohmann LSL-Lite laying hens were used in 2 × 3 factorial arrangement with 2 levels of dexamethasone ( DEX ) (0 and 1.5 mg/kg of the diet) and 3 levels of omega-3 fatty acids (0, 0.24, or 0.48% of the diet) in a completely randomized design. At 41 wk of age, the stress groups were continuously fed with a DEX 1.5 mg/kg diet for 1 wk. Egg production, egg mass, feed intake, egg weight, and feed conversion ratio were recorded. In addition, the AME, digestibility of CP, crude fat ( CF ), and organic matter were measured during the stress induction period. At the end of 41 wk of age, malondialdehyde and cholesterol concentrations in the egg yolk and intestinal morphology were investigated. The results showed that egg production, egg mass ( P < 0.0001), egg weight ( P = 0.043), and BW ( P = 0.0005) were lower in DEX layers. Feed intake was reduced by the interaction between DEX and omega-3 fatty acid ( P = 0.042). Malondialdehyde value ( P = 0.002) and cholesterol concentration ( P = 0.001) in egg yolk increased by DEX administration. The combination of DEX administration and omega-3 fatty acids supplementation was found in the indices of intestinal morphology such as villus height and width and crypt depth ( P < 0.05). Administration of DEX decreased the CP digestibility ( P < 0.0001) and AME ( P = 0.006). Digestibility of CF and AME in the group of 0.48% omega-3 fatty acids were higher ( P < 0.05) than those of 0 and 0.24%. In conclusion, we found that dietary omega-3 fatty acids had beneficial effects on gut morphology and nutrient digestibility in laying hens under physiological stress. However, they could not alleviate the negative effects of physiological stress on performance.

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“…In agreement with the previous study, Chowdhury et al [48] showed that egg production and feed efficiency was not affected by the dietary addition of 0% to 10% of garlic paste. The effect of linseed on laying performance has been reported by Ahmad et al [49], Al-Nasser et al [55] and Criste-Rodica et al [50] who showed that the dietary addition of flaxseed didn’t affect egg production rate and weight. By contrast Krawczyk et al [56] reported that the dietary supplementation of 10% of linseed increased egg weight.…”

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Effect of a Combination of Fenugreek Seeds, Linseeds, Garlic and Copper Sulfate on Laying Hens Performances, Egg Physical and Chemical Qualities

Omri

Manel

Jihed

et al. 2019

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Several investigations have suggested that fenugreek seeds may have a hypocholesterolemic activity, and thus be efficient in the treatment of egg yolk cholesterol. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effect of dietary incorporation of 3% of fenugreek seed combined with 3% of linseed, 1% of garlic paste, and 0.078% of copper sulfate on laying performance, egg quality and lipids profile. Forty four, 41 weeks old, Novogen White laying hens received for 42 days 100 g/d of basal diet (control) or experimental diet (CFSGLSCS). With the exception of egg weight, which showed a significant increase for hens fed on CFSGLSCS with 57.99 g compared to 56.34 g for the control group, egg production (90.84% for control compared to 87.89% for experimental diet), egg mass (50.95 g/d for control compared to 50.87 g/d for CFSGLSCS), feed efficiency (1.94 for control compared to 1.98 for CFSGLSCS) were not affected by dietary treatments. The addition of CFSGLSCS reduced (p < 0.05) egg yolk cholesterol by 5.4% and blood cholesterol from 158.42 mg/dL to 122.82 mg/dL for control and CFSGLSCS, respectively. The dietary addition of CFSGLSCS increased (p < 0.05) total lipids from 4.5 g/egg to 5.23 g/egg and didn’t affect (p > 0.05) yolk triglycerides.

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Effect of Adding Flaxseed in the Diet of Laying Hens on Both Production of Omega-3 Enriched Eggs and on Production Performance

Cited by 21 publications

References 8 publications

Effect of Supplementation Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) as a Source of Alpha-Linolenic Acid on Production Performance and Physical Quality of Egg of Laying Hens

Effect of Supplementation Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) as a Source of Alpha-Linolenic Acid on Production Performance and Physical Quality of Egg of Laying Hens

Omega-3 fatty acids reduce the negative effects of dexamethasone-induced physiological stress in laying hens by acting through the nutrient digestibility and gut morphometry

Effect of a Combination of Fenugreek Seeds, Linseeds, Garlic and Copper Sulfate on Laying Hens Performances, Egg Physical and Chemical Qualities

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