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4. Effect of supplementation of lysine producing microbes vis-a-vis source and level of dietary protein on performance and egg quality characteristics of post-peak layers - G. U. Manju, B. S. V. Reddy, Gideon Gloridoss, T. M. Prabhu, K. S. Giridhar and N. Suma

Veterinary World, 8(4): 453-460

 

 

   doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2015.453-460

 

 

G. U. Manju: Department of Animal Nutrition, Livestock Research and Information Center, Karnataka Veterinary and Fisheries Science University, Nagamangala, Mandya, Karnataka, India; drmanjucric313@gmail.com

B. S. V. Reddy: Department of Animal Nutrition Veterinary College, Karnataka Veterinary and Fisheries Science University Hebbal, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; mansricha@gmail.com

Gideon Gloridoss: Department of Animal Nutrition, Veterinary College, Karnataka Veterinary and Fisheries Science University, Hebbal, Bangalore, India; gideongloridoss@gmail.com

T. M. Prabhu: Department of Animal Nutrition, Veterinary College, Karnataka Veterinary and Fisheries Science University, Hebbal, Bangalore, India; prabhutmann@gmail.com

K. S. Giridhar: Department of Animal Nutrition, Veterinary College, Karnataka Veterinary and Fisheries Science University, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India; giridharksdr@gmail.com

N. Suma: Department of Animal Nutrition, Veterinary College, Karnataka Veterinary and Fisheries Science University, Hassan, Karnataka, India; sumavet@gmail.com

 

Received: 04-11-2014, Revised: 01-03-2015, Accepted: 09-03-2015, Published online: 09-04-2015

 

Corresponding author: G. U. Manju, e-mail: drmanjucric313@gmail.com


Citation: Manju GU, Reddy BSV, Gloridoss G, Prabhu TM, Giridhar KS, Suma N (2015) Effect of supplementation of lysine producing microbes vis-a-vis source and level of dietary protein on performance and egg quality characteristics of post peak layers, Veterinary World 8(4): 453-460.



Aim: The aim was to study the effect of supplementation of lysine producing microbes (LPM) as an in vivo source of lysine on performance and egg quality characters of post-peak layers.

Materials and Methods: BIS (1992) specified diets (except crude protein [CP] and lysine) were prepared using either soybean meal (SBM) or groundnut extractions (GNE) or sunflower extractions (SFE) with 16 and 15% CP resulting in six control diets. Further, each control diet was fortified with either synthetic lysine or LPM to meet BIS (1992) specified lysine requirement resulting in the set of 12 test diets. Each of the eighteen diets was offered to quadruplets groups of 4 post-peak (52 weeks) commercial laying hens in each. The trial lasted for 119 days.

Result: The results revealed that the feed consumption and body weight changes and Roche yolk color and yolk index were significantly (p ≤ 0.05) different among different treatments. However, egg production, feed efficiency, egg weight, egg shape index, Haugh unit score, albumen index and shell thickness, and net returns remained non-significant (p ≤ 0.05) among different treatments. Among main factors, protein level (16% and 15% CP) made a significant (p ≤ 0.05) difference in egg production (79.6 and 75.1%) and feed efficiency (2.64 and 2.81 kg feed/kg egg mass, respectively). Among protein source GNE- and SFE-based diet fed groups showed significantly (p < 0.0%) higher feed consumption and body weight gain than SBM based diets fed birds. Yolk color (7.0, 7.3 and 7.3, respectively) and yolk index (0.40, 0.38 and 0.43, respectively) were significantly (p ≤ 0.05) different from the protein sources. CP level and Protein source interaction effects showed significant differences in albumen index and Haugh unit score.

Conclusion: Optimum level of protein (16% CP) and GNE as a source of protein tended to be superior in increasing the performance and egg characteristics of post-peak layers and supplementation of lysine in either synthetic or LPM form found to be beneficial in optimizing their performance.

Keywords: egg characteristics, lysine, lysine producing microbes, post peak layers, performance.



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