Effect of dietary supplementation with bergamot oil (Citrus bergamia) on performance and serum metabolic profile of hens, egg quality and yolk fatty acid composition during the late laying period

BÖLÜKBAŞI AKTAŞ Ş. C., ÜRÜŞAN ALTUN H., ERHAN M. K., KIZILTUNÇ A.

ARCHIV FUR GEFLUGELKUNDE, cilt.74, sa.3, ss.172-177, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 74 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: ARCHIV FUR GEFLUGELKUNDE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.172-177
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Laying hen, nutrition, Bergamot oil, egg quality, fatty acids, performance, ALPHA-TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, ESCHERICHIA-COLI COUNT, LIPID OXIDATION, PROTEINS RATIO, IN-VITRO, CHOLESTEROL, ROSEMARY, COMPONENTS, EXTRACT, GROWTH
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation of bergamot oil (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 ml/kg) on performance, egg quality, blood metabolic profile and fatty acid composition of egg yolk of laying hens. Sixty four white Lohman LSL laying hens with 75 weeks of age were randomly and equally assigned to four groups (n = 16). Each treatment was replicates four times.