التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
IMPACT OF FLAXSEED INCLUSION ON OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID COMPOSITION, SENSORY EVALUATION OF EGGS AND PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE IN LAYERS. |
| المؤلفون: |
Subhani, Asghar1 asgharsubhaniuaf@gmail.com, Yaseen, Muhammad Ahsan2, Fatima, Kainat3 |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Agricultural Research (03681157). 2020, Vol. 58 Issue 1, p21-25. 5p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*EGG yolk, *AGRICULTURAL egg production, *FATTY acid analysis, *OMEGA-6 fatty acids, *OMEGA-3 fatty acids, *SENSORY evaluation, *FLAXSEED, *HENS |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
PAKISTAN, FAISALABAD (Pakistan) |
| مستخلص: |
Current study was conducted at Faculty of Animal Husbandry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad during 2019. The objective was to determine the role of flaxseed (FS) inclusion in diet on omega-3 fatty acid composition, production performance, quality of eggs and their sensory evaluation in laying hens. Lohmann Selected Leghorn Lite (LSL) (n=192) laying hens (age=31 weeks) were selected for the study. Birds were distributed into three groups. Experimental diets had three levels (0, 5 and 10%). Total duration of the study was 10 weeks including two weeks adaptation period. Gas chromatography technique was used for fatty acids analysis of eggs. Amount of omega-3 fatty acid in eggs improved with higher level of FS while linoleic acid (omega-6), decosahexanoic acid (DHA) and ecosapentanoic acid (EPA) contents were remained unchanged. Addition of FS decreased egg production and weights of eggs. Feed conversion ratio was better in birds fed with control diet than those fed with FS. Feed intake (FI) and egg quality parameters like yolk weight, yolk percentage, albumen weight, albumen percentage, shell weight, shell percentage and shell thickness remained unchanged with dietary treatments. However, higher level of FS produced fishy smell in eggs. It was summarized that incorporation of FS in layers diet improved omega-3 fatty acids contents in eggs but decreased egg production and weight. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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