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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6912793
Buckwheat in the nutrition of cock laying as a factor of egg quality
Amir Hasić
; University of Tuzla, Faculty of Technology, Univerzitetska 8, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Amir Zenunović
; University of Tuzla, Faculty of Technology, Univerzitetska 8, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jelena Nikitović
orcid.org/0000-0003-1688-1108
; University of Banja Luka, Institute of Genetic Resources, Bulevar vojvode Petra Bojovića 1, 78000 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Toni Babić
; Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry of Tuzla Canton, Krečanska 57, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Emir Mujić
; University of Bihac, Biotecnical Faculty, Luke Marjanovica bb, 77000 Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Refik Šahinović
; University of Bihac, Biotecnical Faculty, Luke Marjanovica bb, 77000 Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Abstract
The subject of this paper is the research of the influence of different ratios of buckwheat, in concentrated feed, on the qualitative values of laying hen eggs. The study was conducted in four groups of laying hens: one control and three experimental, which were formed with respect to different proportions of buckwheat in meals. Within the first group of laying hens, a concentrated feed mixture with 10% relative share of buckwheat was used, within the second group with 20% relative share of buckwheat and within the third group with 30% relative share of buckwheat, while in the control group standard concentrated food was used. Based on the conducted research, it can be concluded that buckwheat in the meal of laying hens has positive effects on quality, physical properties, sensory properties and frequency of carrying. It was shown that there are statistically significant differences in mean values for the following variables: protein content in egg white, protein content in egg yolk (%), fat content in egg yolk (%), where the highest value was recorded in the third group of laying hens. Also, statistically significant differences were found in terms of shell weight (g), shell thickness (mm), yolk diameter (mm) and egg white pH. The highest average frequency of egg laying was found in the first group and the lowest average frequency of egg laying was in the control group. The general conclusion is that buckwheat can be used in poultry feed, because it has a much greater positive than negative effect on the production and quality characteristics of eggs for consumption.
Keywords
Buckwheat,Laying hens,Quality,Eggs
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294677
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Publication date:
30.6.2022.
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