Ahmed A Saleh, Livio Galosi, Mahmoud Metwally, Mohammed Ragab, Mahmoud Hamza, Mostafa Shukry, Medhat Khairy, Mohammed H Alzawqari, Mahmoud M Azzam, Mahmoud Alagawany
This work was designed to evaluate the advantages of using multi-strain probiotics feed (Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis and Clostridium butyricum) (PRO) and alpha-monolaurin (AML) on laying performance, criteria of egg quality, blood parameters, and yolk fatty acids' profile in laying hens. One hundred forty of Bovans brown laying hens at 45 weeks old (25th week of egg production) were randomly allocated into four groups, with seven replicates of five birds each in a complete randomized design. The first group was fed a basal diet without feed additives (0 g/kg diet), and the second, third, and fourth groups received diets containing 1 g PRO, 1 g AML, and 1 g PRO + 1 g AML/kg diet, respectively...
April 29, 2024: Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins