Feed Science and Technology

Lactobacillus johnsonii: Effects on Performance, Egg Quality and Immune Function of Laying Hens

  • BAO Yan ,
  • WANG Pan ,
  • DONG Xiaofang ,
  • WANG Anru ,
  • TONG Jianming ,
  • WANG Shaopu ,
  • ZHANG Jun ,
  • HU Ting
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  • 1. Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Direct-Fed Microbial Engineering, Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing 100080, China

Received date: 2012-09-05

  Online published: 2013-02-28

Abstract

This experiment was conducted to study the effects of dietary Lactobacillus johnsonni (L. johnsonni) on performance, egg quality and immune function of laying hens. Five hundred and forty Hy-Line brown laying hens aged 130 days were randomly allocated into 6 groups with 6 replicates per group and 15 birds per replicate. Laying hens in control group were fed a basal diet, and those in trial groups were fed the basal diet supplemented with 1.0×104, 1.0×105, 1.0×106, 1.0×107 and 1.0×108 CFU/g L. johnsoni, respectively. The experiment lasted for 24 weeks (168 days). The results showed as follows: 1) the laying rate, average egg weight, average daily feed intake and feed/egg in 1.0×105 CFU/g L. johnsonii group were improved to a certain extent, in which feed/egg at 17 to 24 weeks of the experiment was significantly affected (P<0.05); 2) dietary 1.0×104 to 1.0×108 CFU/g L. johnsonii significantly increased the yolk color (P<0.05), but the shell strength, albumen height and Haugh unit were not significantly affected (P>0.05); 3) only 1.0×106 CFU/g L. johnsonii significantly increased the antibody titer to Newcastle disease on day 35 (P<0.01), but reduced the IgA level on days 7 and 35 and increased IgA level on day 28 like the supplementation of 1.0×105, 1.0×107 and 1.0×108 CFU/g L. johnsonii (P<0.01). It is concluded that dietary appropriate L. johnsonii can improve the performance and egg quality, and regulate the immunological function of laying hens.

Cite this article

BAO Yan , WANG Pan , DONG Xiaofang , WANG Anru , TONG Jianming , WANG Shaopu , ZHANG Jun , HU Ting . Lactobacillus johnsonii: Effects on Performance, Egg Quality and Immune Function of Laying Hens[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2013 , 25(3) : 595 -602 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2013.03.018

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