Investigation on the effects of dietary protein reduction with constant ratio of digestible sulfur amino acids and threonine to lysine on performance, egg quality and protein retention in two strains of laying hens

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作者
Mousavi, Seyed Naser [1 ]
Khalaji, Saeed [2 ]
Ghasemi-Jirdehi, Abdollah [1 ]
Foroudi, Farhad [1 ]
机构
[1] Islamic Azad Univ, Varamin Pishva Branch, Dept Anim Sci, Varamin, Iran
[2] Univ Tehran, Dept Anim Sci, Karaj, Iran
关键词
Laying hen; Protein level; Strain; Egg production; Egg quality; SUPPLEMENTED DIETS; NITROGEN; LEVEL; EXCRETION; CHICKENS; MASS;
D O I
10.4081/ijas.2013.e2
中图分类号
S8 [畜牧、 动物医学、狩猎、蚕、蜂];
学科分类号
0905 ;
摘要
An experiment was conducted to determine the possibility of using various levels of crude protein (CP) by providing laying hens with constant levels of digestible sulfur amino acid, threonine and lysine to improve performance and egg quality. The experiment was conducted as a completely randomized block design in a factorial arrangement (4x2) with 8 replicates of 10 hens in each. Factors included 4 levels of CP (18.5%, 17.5%, 16.5% and 15.5%) and 2 strains (LSL and Hy-Line W-36) of laying hens. Hens were fed experimental diets from 25 to 33 weeks of age. Production performance was measured for eight weeks and egg quality characteristics were determined at 29 and 33 weeks of age. Protein reduction decreased egg weight, egg mass and hen body weight linearly (P <= 0.01). Egg production was not affected by protein reduction but feed efficiency, and average daily feed intake increased significantly (P <= 0.01). Lohmann Selected Leghorn laying hens showed significantly higher egg production, egg weight, egg mass, weight gain, feed efficiency and feed intake compared to the W-36 laying hens (P <= 0.01). Shell thickness increased linearly as protein levels decreased (P <= 0.05). There were significant differences between two strains on the egg quality characteristics (P <= 0.01). Significant (P <= 0.05) CP x strain interactions were observed for hen weight, albumen height, Haugh units, yolk and shell percentage. Based on the results of this experiment, a reduction in dietary protein level (from 18.5% to 15.5%), with-out any alteration in digestible TSAA and Thr: Lys ratio, led to inferior egg mass and feed conversion ratio during the peak production period.
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