Effect of papaya (Carica papaya) seed as phytogenic feed additives on egg performance, egg quality and blood serum biochemical constituents of layer hens
Meshesha Dissa,
Yonatan Kassu Yesuf,
Ermias Belete
Abstract:BackgroundSupplementing poultry diets with certain natural phytogenic additives has positive impacts on performance parameters like feed intake, egg production and quality of layer hens.ObjectivesThe study aimed to examine how supplementing papaya seed as phytogenic feed additive (PFA) to the diets of layer chickens affected their egg production, quality and blood serum biochemical parameters.MethodsOne hundred twenty 28‐week‐old Bovans brown laying hens were randomly assigned to one of four treatments with va… Show more
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