Effects of blueberry extract in chicken diet on egg quality and nutritionalcomponents

  • LONG Bin ,
  • WANG Qing-zheng ,
  • YU Zhong-wen ,
  • et al
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  • (College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University,Chongqing 400716,China)

Received date: 2017-10-11

  Revised date: 2017-12-23

  Online published: 2018-11-27

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of blueberry extract on egg quality and nutritional components. Six hundred Jingfen hens aged 34 weeks were randomly divided into 4 groups and were fed with supplemented of 0 (control), 100, 200, 300 mg/kg blueberry extract, respectively. Each group had 5 replicates with 30 hens per replicate. The experiment lasted 35 days. The results showed: 1)Compared with control group, supplementation of honeysuckle extract significantly increased Haugh unit(p<0.05). Fed with 300 mg/kg of blueberry extract significantly reduced yolk color (p<0.05). 2) Compared with control group, each test group significantly decreased cholesterol and crude fat in yolk (p<0.05). Fed with 200 and 300 mg/kg of blueberry extract significantly decreased triglyceride in yolk (p<0.05). 3) Compared with control group, 300 mg/kg of blueberry extract significantly reduced the copper content in egg (p<0.05). Each test group significantly increased the calcium content in eggs (p<0.05). The conclusion is that 200 mg/kg blueberry extract should be added to hen diet.

Cite this article

LONG Bin , WANG Qing-zheng , YU Zhong-wen , et al . Effects of blueberry extract in chicken diet on egg quality and nutritionalcomponents[J]. Food and Fermentation Industries, 2018 , 44(10) : 191 -195 . DOI: 10.13995/j.cnki.11-1802/ts.015977

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