EFFECT OF GRADED LAWSONIA INERMIS LEVELS ON EGG QUALITY OF ISA BROWN CHICKENS
Keywords:
Lawsonia inermis, layers, graded levels, egg quality, external quality, internal qualityAbstract
Henna (Lawsonia inermis) is recognized for its medicinal properties and potential benefits in animal nutrition. This study assessed the effects of feeding graded levels of Lawsonia inermis on external and internal egg parameters of ISA brown chickens. One hundred and fifty birds (150) point of lay birds at 18-weeks old were randomly divided into 5 treatments of 30 bird per treatment comprising 10 birds per replicates in a completely randomized design at P<0.050. Lawsonia inermis was added to layer mash at inclusion levels of 10g, 20g, 30g and 40g/kg feed. Laying hens fed 40g of Lawsonia inermis had heaviest (53.76g) egg weight. The thickest shell was observed from eggs of laying hens fed 30g of Lawsonia inermis while hens fed diet supplemented with 40g Lawsonia inermis had lighter shell. Egg mass (46.17 and 45.37g) of hens fed 30 and 40g of Lawsonia inermis were higher than those fed 10, 20g Lawsonia inermis and the control. The albumen weight and yolk weight of eggs of laying hens fed 40g Lawsonia inermis were higher compare to other treatment groups. It can be concluded that supplementation of 40g Lawsonia inermis to laying hens diet yielded heaviest egg weight and egg mass.
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