The Effect of Prolonged Feeding of Stylosanthes guyanensis Meal on Laying Performance, Egg Quality and Hatchability

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dc.contributor.authorOnwudike, O. C.
dc.contributor.authorAdegbola, A. A.
dc.coverage.geographicalNigeriaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-02T12:31:02Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-27T13:51:22Z
dc.date.available2015-09-02T12:31:02Z
dc.date.available2018-10-27T13:51:22Z
dc.date.issued1979
dc.departmentAnimal Scienceen_US
dc.description.abstractThe utilization of increasing levels of Stylosanthes guyanensis meal (stylo meal) by laying chickens feed for a period of nine months and the effect of increasing levels of vitamin A on the hatchability of eggs were studied using Single Comb White Leghorn birds. The feeding of stylo meal to laying birds lengthened the time taken by the birds to get to peak production. There was no significant effect on the average hen-day production percentage following the feeding of up to 20% stylo meal. The control diet in which there was no stylo meal however had a better production rate than any of the other diets. The feeding of stylo meal increased egg riboflavin content, egg hatchability and yold cholesterol level and depressed serum cholesterol level. The improved egg hatchability observed in this study could not be related entirely to the improved vitamin A status of the diets with the addition of stylo meal. It is suggested that the utilization of higher levels of stylo meal could be improved by a better amino acid balance and pelleting of the rations.en_US
dc.facultiesFaculty of Artsen_US
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dc.identifier.citationOnwudike, O. C. and Adegbola, A. A. (1979). The Effect of Prolonged Feeding of Stylosanthes guyanensis Meal on Laying Performance, Egg Quality and Hatchability. Ife Journal of Agriculture, 1(1).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2529
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.pages.totalpages9en_US
dc.publisherFaculty of Agriculture, University of Ifeen_US
dc.subjectStylo mealen_US
dc.subjectLaying birdsen_US
dc.subjectEgg hatchabilityen_US
dc.subjectYolk cholesterolen_US
dc.subjectEgg riboflavinen_US
dc.titleThe Effect of Prolonged Feeding of Stylosanthes guyanensis Meal on Laying Performance, Egg Quality and Hatchabilityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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