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FATTY ACID PATTERN AND PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF LAYING HENS FED DIETARY FLAXSEED OIL

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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The current study aimed to validate the effect of adding flaxseed oil into diets Saudi local strain laying hens, on their performance, cholesterol, and fatty acid profile of egg yolk. The study used 80 layers of Hager one local Saudi strain at 31 weeks of age. The hens were allocated into four treatment groups for 12 weeks experimental period. The four groups of hens were fed isocaloric corn-soy basal diet supplemented with, 3% palm oil (T1,control), 2% palm oil + 1% flaxseed oil (T2), 1% palm oil + 2% flaxseed oil (T3) or 3% flaxseed oil (T4). The main results indicated that, egg production percentage and average egg mass increased significantly due to adding 3% flaxseed oil into laying hen diets. The values of egg yolk (%), yolk color index, egg albumin (%) and eggshell (%) were not affected significantly due to adding flaxseed oil into diets. Flaxseed supplementation significantly reduced plasma and yolk content of cholesterol and plasma triglycerides, while egg triglycerides level was not affected. Inclusion of flaxseed oil into laying hen diets decreased yolk content of saturated fatty acids (SFA) and monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA). Egg content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) increased clearly. There is a slight increment in linoleic (18:2) fatty acid ratios due to treatment. The increment in linoleic fatty acid was slight because it may be used for synthesis longer chain fatty acids. The ratio of omega3 α-Linolenic fatty acid (C18:3), was multiplied due to adding 3% flaxseed oil into laying hen diets. The study concluded that, enriched flaxseed oil into laying hen diets improve egg quality. However, feasibility study is still needed for evaluating the production of this type of egg economically.

DOI

10.21608/epsj.2021.135020

Keywords

laying hens, Flaxseed oil, Ѡ 3 fatty acids, egg fatty acids

Authors

First Name

Naglaa

Last Name

Elsayed

MiddleName

Kamal

Affiliation

department of poultry production Focality of Agriculture Ain Shams University

Email

naglacoco@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0001-5302-3861

First Name

Shaban

Last Name

AlAfifi

MiddleName

Fattoh

Affiliation

poultry production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University

Email

sh.afifi@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

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Volume

40

Article Issue

4

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20142

Issue Date

2020-12-01

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2020-10-04

Publish Date

2021-01-01

Page Start

819

Page End

829

Print ISSN

1110-5623

Online ISSN

2090-0570

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https://epsj.journals.ekb.eg/article_135020.html

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493

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Publication Title

Egyptian Poultry Science Journal

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https://epsj.journals.ekb.eg/

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FATTY ACID PATTERN AND PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF LAYING HENS FED DIETARY FLAXSEED OIL

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22 Jan 2023