
The aim of this study was to examine the impact of dietary calcium-fish oil (Ca-fish oil) mixture supplementation on egg quality in Lohmann Brown laying hens aged 45-53 weeks. This study used 160 Lohmann Brown laying hens aged 53 which were randomized into 4 types of treatment and 4 replications and each replication used 40 hens with homogeneous body weights. The four treatments were levels of shellfish meal in fish oil, namely 0%, 1.2%, 2.2% and 3.2% for treatments P0, P1, P2, and P3, respectively. The results showed that supplementation of a mixture of shellfish flour with fish oil significantly (P<0.05) could increase egg weight, egg yolk color, egg white weight, egg yolk weight, eggshell weight, eggshell thickness, eggshell color, pH and haugh unit. But, significantly different (P<0.05) reduced fat and cholesterol levels in yolk. Meanwhile, the egg index and egg protein content were not significantly different (P>0.05). Based on the research results, it can be concluded that supplementation of a Calcium-fish oil mixture in feed at the level of 1.2-3.2% is able to improve the physical and chemical quality of eggs, and can reduce fat and cholesterol levels in yolk in Lohman Brown laying hens.
Lohman Brown laying hens, Calcium, Fish oil, Egg quality
Lohman Brown laying hens, Calcium, Fish oil, Egg quality
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