Feed Science and Technology

Effects of Dietary Quercetin on Egg Quality and Egg Components in Laying Hens

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  • Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China

Received date: 2014-04-10

  Online published: 2014-08-13

Abstract

This trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary quercetin on egg quality and egg components in laying hens. A total of 240 healthy Hessian laying hens (27 to 42 weeks of age) with similar laying rate were randomly divided into 4 groups with 6 replicates of 10 birds in each replicate, respectively. The birds were fed basal diets supplemented with 0 (control group), 0.02%, 0.04% and 0.06% quercetin for 16 weeks. The results showed that compared with control group, 1) broken or soft shell rate was significantly decreased (P<0.05), and eggshell thickness and eggshell relative weight were significantly increased at 0.04% and 0.06% quercetin (P<0.05);Haugh unit and yolk color were significantly increased by quercetin (P<0.05). 2) Yolk protein content was significantly increased at 0.04% and 0.06% quercetin (P<0.01);yolk triglycerides content was significantly decreased at 0.04% quercetin (P<0.05);yolk cholesterol content was significantly decreased at 0.02% and 0.04% quercetin (P<0.05). 3) Serum urea nitrogen content was significantly decreased at 0.04% and 0.06% quercetin (P<0.05),and serum total protein and calcium contents were significantly increased at 0.04% and 0.06% quercetin(P<0.05);liver triglycerides content and serum triglycerides, cholesterol, low density lipoprotein chlesterin and glucose contents were significantly decreased at 0.04% quercetin (P<0.05);liver cholesterol content was significantly decreased by quercetin (P<0.01). In conclusion, the metabolism of protein, calcium and lipid in laying hens is affected by dietary quercetin, thereby egg quality, yolk protein and yolk phospholipid contents are improved, and yolk cholesterol and yolk triglycerides contents are decreased by dietary quercetin. The optimum level of quercetin is 0.04%.

Cite this article

LIU Hongnan, TENG Nan, LI Yao, YOU Ying, SUN Dantong, LI Ling, HAN Chunyan . Effects of Dietary Quercetin on Egg Quality and Egg Components in Laying Hens[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2014 , 26(8) : 2246 -2252 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2014.08.028

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