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| Ahmad,S; Ahsan-ul-Haq,; Yousaf,M; Kamran,Z; Ata-ur-Rehman,; Sohail,MU; Shahid-ur-Rahman,. |
| The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of feeding whole linseed on the laying performance and egg characteristics in laying hens kept at high ambient environmental temperatures (average 34 ºC; the diurnal temperature range 26 ºC to 41 ºC). Two hundred and forty 38-wk-old white Leghorn laying hens were fed diets containing 0, 5, 10 or 15% whole linseed (as a source of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids) for a period of 12 weeks. Egg production was recorded daily, while feed intake and egg characteristics were monitored on weekly basis. The results of the study demonstrated that egg production and feed intake decreased, while feed conversion ratio (FCR) per dozen of eggs increased (p < 0.05) with increasing dietary linseed levels. Egg... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Linseed; N-3 PUFA; Laying hens; Hot climate; Performance. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2013000100004 |
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