Influence of Finger Millet Varieties on Egg Characteristics of Layers

An experiment was conducted to study the influence of finger miller varieties on egg characteristics of layers replacing maize at different levels. A control diet containing maize as the energy source and the test diets containing different varieties of finger millet viz. Indaf-5, Indaf-8, Indaf-9 a...

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Published inEnvironment and ecology Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 1679 - 1681
Main Authors Umashankar, B C, Reddy, B S V, Murthy, T N K, Ashok, M, Gowda, B G Veeranna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.2013
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Zea mays
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Summary:An experiment was conducted to study the influence of finger miller varieties on egg characteristics of layers replacing maize at different levels. A control diet containing maize as the energy source and the test diets containing different varieties of finger millet viz. Indaf-5, Indaf-8, Indaf-9 and HR-9 11 at 12.5 and 25% levels replacing 25 and 50% of maize, respectively were prepared. Further, another set of 9 test diets were prepared by supplementing each diet with beta-glucanase and cellulase enzymes. Each of the 18 diets was offered to triplicate groups each of three 33 weeks and three 58 weeks old BV-300 commercial hens. The experimental period lasted for 84 days, which was conveniently divided into three 28-day interval periods. The egg weight, Haugh unit score, shape index and shell thickness remained similar among different treatment groups.
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ISSN:0970-0420