Inclusion of kaolin in the diet of brown egg layers at the end of the production cycle

• Published in: Ciência rural Vol. 51; no. 11
• Main Authors: Reis, Túlio Leite, Quintero, Juan Carlos Palomino, Dilelis, Felipe, Cordido, Karoll Alfonso Torres, Fassani, Edison José, Calixto, Ligia Fátima Lima
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 01.01.2021
• Subjects: AGRONOMY; clay; egg production; egg shell quality; poultry nutrition; egg production; produção de ovos; nutrição avícola; argila; poultry nutrition; egg shell quality; qualidade da casca do ovo; clay

This study investigated the inclusion of kaolin levels in the diet of brown egg layers at the end of the production cycle. A completely randomized design involved the distribution of 288 brown egg layers into six treatments of eight replications, with six birds per replication. When the birds reache...