Effect of supplementation with organic and inorganic minerals on the performance, egg and sperm quality and, hatching characteristics of laying breeder hens

Londero, A. T.; Rosa, Alexandre Pires; Luiggi, Fabiana Golin; Fernandes, M. O.; Guterres, Andressa; Moura, Santos de; Pedroso, Natália Hettwer; Santos, Natieli

doi:10.1016/j.anireprosci.2020.106309

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“…Our result also confirm with Ramesh [33] that Cu-NP dietary supplementation can be reduced by 75% as compared to its inorganic bulk form without compromising the egg production and egg mass. However, the findings are in contrast with Londero et al [34] who concluded increased egg production due to addition of organic minerals in laying hens' diets.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…The fertility was significantly (p<0.05) higher in T 2 ( 20 ppm organic Cu) group as compared to control and lower in T 5 ( 15 ppm nano Cu) as compared to T 2 and T 3 , but comparable with all other treatment groups. Studies indicated that feeding breeder hens with organic trace minerals can improve egg quality, fertility, and hatchability [47][48][49], and spermatozoa quality [34] which may be due to its greater bioavailability [50]. Our findings showed that 50 and 75% (10 and 15 ppm) supplemental level of organic Cu can maintain the egg fertility rate and significantly (p<0.05) improves it at 100% supplemental level as compared to standard recommendation of inorganic CuSO 4 .…”

Section: Fertility Hatchability and Chick's Qualitymentioning

confidence: 53%

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Performance of Swarnadhara breeder hens supplemented with reduced levels of different copper forms

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Background and Aim: Copper (Cu) is a vital mineral involved in various physiological and biochemical processes, growth, and productivity of animals and birds. Birds can absorb only a small fraction of Cu and most is excreted, contaminating soil and aquatic environment which is toxic for microorganisms, plants, animals, and humans. This study evaluated the possibility of use of organic and nanoparticles sources of Cu to reduce supplementation level without compromising the performance of breeder hens. Materials and Methods: A total of 224 Swarnadhara breeder hens were divided into seven treatment groups having four replicates in each. The basal diet (control) containing 20 ppm inorganic Cu (100% of standard recommendation) and six test diets containing 20, 15, and 10 ppm (100, 75, and 50% of standard recommendation) from Cu organic source, and 15, 10, and 5 ppm (75, 50, and 25%) from Cu nanoparticles (Cu-NP), were prepared and offered to respective treatment groups for a duration of 20 weeks. Results: The hen day egg production, hen housed egg production, feed conversion ratio egg mass, albumen index, yolk index, total fat content, and color score were not affected by the source and inclusion level of Cu. The feed intake was significantly (p<0.05) lower at 15 ppm and egg weight was significantly (p<0.05) higher at 10 ppm Cu-NP supplemental level, but was non-significant in other treatment groups compared to control. The body weight gain were significantly (p<0.05) higher at 20 ppm organic and 15 ppm Cu-NP inclusion. The egg shape index and Haugh unit were significantly (p<0.05) lower at 10 and 15 ppm of Cu-NP inclusion level, respectively. The shell thickness was improved (p<0.05) at 20 and 15 ppm organic and 15 and 10 ppm Cu-NP inclusion level. The egg fertility rate was shown to be significantly (p<0.05) higher at 20 ppm organic Cu inclusion group, but the hatchability based on total number of eggs set improved (p<0.05) at 20 and 15 ppm organic Cu inclusion level while all treatment groups were comparable to control. The hatchability of fertilized egg and chick's quality significantly (p<0.05) improved, while embryonic and chick mortality after hatching before-sorting was significantly (p<0.05) reduced at 15 ppm of Cu-NP inclusion group. Conclusion: It was concluded that the inorganic Cu can be replaced with 50% of organic or 25% of nanoparticles form of Cu without jeopardizing the breeder hens' productivity, egg quality characteristics, hatchability, and progeny.

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confidence: 95%

Section: Fertility Hatchability and Chick's Qualitymentioning

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Performance of Swarnadhara breeder hens supplemented with reduced levels of different copper forms

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“…Trace minerals such as zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and manganese (Mn) are essential cofactors for hundreds of cellular enzymes and transcription factors in all animal species, including poultry, and are integral in a wide variety of biochemical and physiological processes. Zn plays a significant role in many biological processes, such as cell proliferation and animal growth, immune system development and response, reproduction, gene regulation, and protection against oxidative stress and damage ( Zhao et al, 2016 ; Qi et al, 2019 ; Londero et al, 2020 ). Like Zn, Cu is essential for a wide variety of health and performance-related functions in all animal species.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…MMHAC has been shown to be highly bioavailable with higher metallothionein synthesis in the enterocytes and/or greater metal deposition in bones than is seen with inorganic trace minerals ( Yan and Waldroup, 2006 ; Richards et al, 2015 ; Min et al, 2019 ). Numerous studies have shown organic trace minerals to improve characteristics such as production performance, egg quality, reproduction, antioxidant status, mineral bioavailability and fecal mineral excretion in breeders, and bone development in broilers ( Araújo et al, 2019 ; Wang et al, 2019a , 2019b ; Güz et al, 2019 ; Londero et al, 2020 ). However, there are few studies evaluating the effects of feeding lower levels of organic trace minerals on breeder development and progeny growth and development.…”

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confidence: 99%

Maternal supplementation of different trace mineral sources on broiler breeder production and progeny growth and gut health

Roque

Chen²,

Araújo³

et al. 2022

Front. Physiol.

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Trace mineral minerals Zn, Cu, and Mn play important roles in breeder production and progeny performance. The objective of this study was to determine maternal supplementation of trace mineral minerals on breeder production and progeny growth and development. A total of 540 broiler breeders, Cobb 500 (Slow feathering; 0–66 weeks old) were assigned to one of three treatment groups with the same basal diet and three different supplemental trace minerals: ITM–inorganic trace minerals in sulfates: 100, 16, and 100 ppm of Zn, Cu, and Mn respectively; MMHAC -mineral methionine hydroxy analog chelate: 50, 8, and 50 ppm of bis-chelated MINTREX®Zn, Cu and Mn (Novus International, Inc.), and TMAAC - trace minerals amino acid complex: 50, 8, and 50 ppm of Zn, Cu, and Mn. At 28 weeks of age, eggs from breeder treatments were hatched for progeny trial, 10 pens with 6 males and 6 female birds per pen were fed a common diet with ITM for 45 days. Breeder production, egg quality, progeny growth performance, mRNA expression of gut health associated genes in breeder and progeny chicks were measured. Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA; means were separated by Fisher’s protected LSD test. A p-Value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically different and 0.1 was considered numerical trend. Breeders on ITM treatment had higher (p < 0.05) body weight (BW), weight gain and lower (p < 0.05) feed conversion ratio (FCR) from 0 to 10 weeks, when compared to birds fed MMHAC. MMHAC significantly improved egg mass by 3 g (p < 0.05) and FCR by 34 points (0.05 < p < 0.1) throughout the reproductive period (26–66 weeks) in comparison to ITM. MMHAC improved (p < 0.01) egg yolk color versus (vs.) ITM and TMAAC in all periods, except 28 weeks, increased (p < 0.01) eggshell thickness and resistance vs. TMAAC at 58 weeks, and reduced (p < 0.05) jejunal NF-κB gene expression vs. TMAAC at 24 weeks. There was a significant reduction in tibial dry matter weight, Seedor index and resistance for the breeders that received MMHAC and/or TMAAC when compared to ITM at 18 weeks. Lower seedor index but numerically wider tibial circumference was seen in hens fed MMHAC at 24 weeks, and wider tibial circumference but lower tibial resistance in hens fed TMAAC at 66 weeks. Maternal supplementation of MMHAC in breeder hens increased (p < 0.0001) BW vs. ITM and TMAAC at hatching, reduced (p < 0.05) feed intake vs. ITM at d14 and d28, and improved (p < 0.01) FCR and performance index vs. TMAAC at d28, reduced (p < 0.01) NF-κB gene expression and increased (p < 0.05) A20 gene expression vs. TMAAC on d0 and vs. ITM on d14, reduced (p < 0.05) TLR2 gene expression vs. ITM on d0 and vs. TMAAC on d14, increased (p < 0.05) MUC2 gene expression vs. both ITM and TMAAC on d45 in progeny jejunum. Overall, these results suggest that supplementation with lower levels of MHA-chelated trace minerals improved breeder production and egg quality and reduced breeder jejunal inflammation while maintaining tibial development in comparison to those receiving higher inorganic mineral supplementation, and it also carried over the benefits to progeny with better growth performance, less jejunal inflammation and better innate immune response and gut barrier function in comparison to ITM and/or TMAAC.

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“…Mineral elements are essential for maintaining the normal physiological functions and health of all organisms and greatly impact the production performance of laying hens ( 1 , 2 ). Ca, Fe, Cu, Zn, and Mn are essential elements in laying hens, and deficiency of these minerals has been reported to cause growth stagnation, impaired immunity, decreased egg production rates, and other health problems ( 3 , 4 ).…”

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Complexation of multiple mineral elements by fermentation and its application in laying hens

Chen

Heng

et al. 2022

Front. Nutr.

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To overcome the problems with current mineral supplements for laying hens including low absorption, mineral antagonism, and high cost, we developed mineral element fermentation complexes (MEFC) by synergistically fermenting bean dregs and soybean meal with strains and proteases and complexing with mineral elements. The fermentation complexation process was optimized based on the small peptide and organic acid contents and the complexation rate of mineral elements after fermentation. The optimal conditions were as follows: the total inoculum size was 5% (v/w), 15% (w/w) wheat flour middling was added to the medium, and mineral elements (with 4% CaCO3) were added after the completion of aerobic fermentation, fermentation at 34°C and 11 days of fermentation. Under these conditions, the complexation rates of Ca, Fe, Cu, Mn, and Zn were 90.62, 97.24, 73.33, 94.64, and 95.93%, respectively. The small peptide, free amino acid, and organic acid contents were 41.62%, 48.09 and 183.53 mg/g, respectively. After 60 days of fermentation, 82.11% of the Fe in the MEFC was ferrous ions, indicating that fermentation had a good antioxidant effect on ferrous ion, and the antioxidant protection period was at least 60 days. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy showed that the mineral ions were complexed with amino and carboxyl groups. The added mineral elements promoted microbial growth, protein degradation, and organic acid secretion and significantly improved fermentation efficiency. Animal experiments showed that MEFC had positive effects on several parameters, including production performance (average daily feed intake, P < 0.05; egg production rate, P < 0.05; and average egg weight, P < 0.05), mineral absorption, intestinal morphology (villus height to crypt depth ratio in the jejunum and ileum, P < 0.05), and blood routine and biochemical indexes (red blood cells, P < 0.05; hemoglobin, P < 0.05). This study provides theoretical support for the development of mineral complexes for laying hens via fermentation.

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Effect of supplementation with organic and inorganic minerals on the performance, egg and sperm quality and, hatching characteristics of laying breeder hens

Cited by 7 publications

References 26 publications

Performance of Swarnadhara breeder hens supplemented with reduced levels of different copper forms

Performance of Swarnadhara breeder hens supplemented with reduced levels of different copper forms

Maternal supplementation of different trace mineral sources on broiler breeder production and progeny growth and gut health

Complexation of multiple mineral elements by fermentation and its application in laying hens

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