Letter to Editor

Effects of dietary organic or inorganic manganese, zinc, copper and chrome supplementation on the performance, egg quality and hatching characteristics of laying breeder hens

Volume: 62 Number: 1 March 1, 2015
  • Engin Yenice
  • Cengizhan Mızrak
  • Meltem Gültekin
  • Zafer Atik
  • Muhammet Tunca
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Effects of dietary organic or inorganic manganese, zinc, copper and chrome supplementation on the performance, egg quality and hatching characteristics of laying breeder hens

Abstract

This study was conducted to compare the effects of organic or inorganic Mn, Zn, Cu and Cr mixture using two different levels (80, 60, 5 and 0.15 mg/kg and 40, 30, 2.5 and 0.07 mg/kg, respectively) on the performance, egg quality and hatching characteristics of laying breeder hens. The experiment began with a total of 360 hens from Barred Rock line at 50 weeks of age and continued for 16 weeks. Each of the four dietary treatments was randomly assigned to six replicates, which included 15 hens each. Different trace mineral applications did not result in a significant effect on performance parameters such as livability, body weight gain, egg production, egg weight and mass, feed intake, and feed conversion. No significant differences in egg quality parameters such as damaged egg rate, shape index, eggshell rate and thickness, albumen height and haugh unit were observed among the groups. However, the low level of trace minerals resulted in a significant reduction in eggshell breaking strength (P < 0.05). Different trace mineral applications did not show a significant effect on hatching and fertilised eggs ratio. The dietary supplementation of organic (chelated with methionine) Mn, Zn, Cu and Cr at high levels (80, 60, 5 and 0.15 mg/kg, respectively) increased the hatchability of the fertilised eggs and hatchability compared to that of the other groups (P < 0.05)

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Letter to Editor

Authors

Engin Yenice This is me

Cengizhan Mızrak This is me

Meltem Gültekin This is me

Zafer Atik This is me

Muhammet Tunca This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2015

Submission Date

March 1, 2015

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2015 Volume: 62 Number: 1

APA
Yenice, E., Mızrak, C., Gültekin, M., Atik, Z., & Tunca, M. (2015). Effects of dietary organic or inorganic manganese, zinc, copper and chrome supplementation on the performance, egg quality and hatching characteristics of laying breeder hens. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 62(1), 63-68. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002658
AMA
1.Yenice E, Mızrak C, Gültekin M, Atik Z, Tunca M. Effects of dietary organic or inorganic manganese, zinc, copper and chrome supplementation on the performance, egg quality and hatching characteristics of laying breeder hens. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015;62(1):63-68. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002658
Chicago
Yenice, Engin, Cengizhan Mızrak, Meltem Gültekin, Zafer Atik, and Muhammet Tunca. 2015. “Effects of Dietary Organic or Inorganic Manganese, Zinc, Copper and Chrome Supplementation on the Performance, Egg Quality and Hatching Characteristics of Laying Breeder Hens”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 62 (1): 63-68. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002658.
EndNote
Yenice E, Mızrak C, Gültekin M, Atik Z, Tunca M (March 1, 2015) Effects of dietary organic or inorganic manganese, zinc, copper and chrome supplementation on the performance, egg quality and hatching characteristics of laying breeder hens. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 62 1 63–68.
IEEE
[1]E. Yenice, C. Mızrak, M. Gültekin, Z. Atik, and M. Tunca, “Effects of dietary organic or inorganic manganese, zinc, copper and chrome supplementation on the performance, egg quality and hatching characteristics of laying breeder hens”, Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 63–68, Mar. 2015, doi: 10.1501/Vetfak_0000002658.
ISNAD
Yenice, Engin - Mızrak, Cengizhan - Gültekin, Meltem - Atik, Zafer - Tunca, Muhammet. “Effects of Dietary Organic or Inorganic Manganese, Zinc, Copper and Chrome Supplementation on the Performance, Egg Quality and Hatching Characteristics of Laying Breeder Hens”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 62/1 (March 1, 2015): 63-68. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002658.
JAMA
1.Yenice E, Mızrak C, Gültekin M, Atik Z, Tunca M. Effects of dietary organic or inorganic manganese, zinc, copper and chrome supplementation on the performance, egg quality and hatching characteristics of laying breeder hens. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015;62:63–68.
MLA
Yenice, Engin, et al. “Effects of Dietary Organic or Inorganic Manganese, Zinc, Copper and Chrome Supplementation on the Performance, Egg Quality and Hatching Characteristics of Laying Breeder Hens”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 62, no. 1, Mar. 2015, pp. 63-68, doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002658.
Vancouver
1.Engin Yenice, Cengizhan Mızrak, Meltem Gültekin, Zafer Atik, Muhammet Tunca. Effects of dietary organic or inorganic manganese, zinc, copper and chrome supplementation on the performance, egg quality and hatching characteristics of laying breeder hens. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015 Mar. 1;62(1):63-8. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002658

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