Effects of Supplementation with Powder from Various Medicinal Plants on Productivity and Quality of Eggs from Laying Hens

Ivonne Salazar Bell; Yordan Martínez Aguilar; Román Rodríguez Bertot; Carlos Olmo González; Roisbel Aroche Ginarte; Guillermo Pupo Torres; Osmani Rosabal Nava; Dairon Más Toro

Ivonne Salazar Bell Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Granma, Cuba
Yordan Martínez Aguilar Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Granma, Cuba
Román Rodríguez Bertot Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Granma, Cuba
Carlos Olmo González Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Granma, Cuba
Roisbel Aroche Ginarte Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Granma, Cuba
Guillermo Pupo Torres Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Granma, Cuba
Osmani Rosabal Nava Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Granma, Cuba
Dairon Más Toro Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Granma, Cuba

Palabras clave: powder, mixed, addition, layer, production, quality

Resumen

To evaluate the effect of feed supplementation based on a mixture of from medicinal plants powder (40 % Psidium guajava L.; 20 % Morinda citrifolia L.) on production and quality of eggs from laying hens, 160 White Leghorn hybrid hens (L-33), 27 weeks old, were grouped in one control group without additives, and three feed supplements for 70 days, following a completely randomized design. The three supplements included a powder mixture (0.5; 1.0; and 1.5 %). The birds showed no morbi-lethality after consuming the complementary diets. Supplementation of 1.0 % of the mixture increased laying intensity (83.93 %). However, egg weight, live weight, feed consumption, rejected eggs, yolk color, and sensorial quality of the yolk and albumin, had significant differences (P > 0.05) among the treatments. Supplementation with 1.0 % of the powder increased (P < 0.05) the shell thickness (0.27 mm); whereas yolk height and white thickness remained without significant differences (P > 0.05). The inclusion of 1.0 % of the mixed powder is recommended in the diet of laying hens to increase egg production and shell thickness.

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