The effects of different levels of dried pomegranate pulp on performance and blood metabolites of aged laying hens

Subject Areas : clinical veterinary science

علی  نوبخت ¹ (دانشگاه آزاد مراغه)
mohammad  valizadeghan ² (دانشگاه آزاد مراغه)

Received: 2017-06-23 Accepted : 2018-05-20 Published : 2018-08-23

Keywords: performance, egg production, laying hens, blood metabolites, Dried pomegranate pulp,

Abstract :

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of different levels of dried pomegranate pulp on performance, egg traits and blood metabolites of aged laying hens. In this experiment 144 Hy- line (W36) laying hens from 65-75 weeks of age in 4 treatments, 3 replicates and 12 hens in each replicate were used in a completely randomized design. Experimental groups included: 1) control group, 2) group with 1.5% pomegranate pulp, 3) group with 3% pomegranate pulp, and 4) group with 4.5% pomegranates pulp. Using pomegranate pulp had significant effects on performance, egg traits and blood parameters of laying hens (P