Molecular Nutrition

Effects of Alfalfa Saponins on Performance, Egg Quality and Antioxidant Capacity of Laying Hens

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  • 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471003, China;
    2. College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China

Received date: 2017-08-25

  Online published: 2018-02-02

Abstract

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of alfalfa saponins on performance, egg quality and antioxidant capacity of laying hens. A total of 150 Hy-Line brown laying hens at 190-day-old were randomly divided into 5 groups with 5 replicates per group and 6 birds per replicate. Hens in the control group were fed a basal diet, and the others in the groups Ⅰ to Ⅳ were fed the basal diets supplemented with 60, 120, 240 and 480 mg/kg alfalfa saponins, respectively. The experiment lasted for 77 days. The results showed as follows:1) the average daily feed intake and ratio of feed to egg of group Ⅱ were significantly lower than that of control group (P<0.05), the egg weight of groups Ⅱ and Ⅲ was significantly lower than that of control group (P<0.05), there were no significant differences on laying rate among all groups (P>0.05). 2) At the 30th day, the egg yolk color of group Ⅳ was significantly lower than that of control group (P<0.05); at the 45th day, the egg yolk color of groups Ⅱ and Ⅲ was significantly lower than that of control group (P<0.05); at the 60th day, the egg yolk color of groups Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ and Ⅳ was significantly lower than that of control group (P<0.05). 3) The glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase activity and malondialdehyde content in liver, breast muscle and leg muscle of groups Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ and Ⅳ had no significant difference compared with the control group (P>0.05). Comprehensive analysis of all indices, under the condition of this experiment, dietary suitable alfalfa saponins supplemental level is 120 mg/kg.

Cite this article

FAN Wenna, WANG Zhanbin, LI Runlin, LI Jia, LI Dongdong, WANG Chengzhang . Effects of Alfalfa Saponins on Performance, Egg Quality and Antioxidant Capacity of Laying Hens[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2018 , 30(2) : 763 -769 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2018.02.042

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