Vitamins & Minerals

Department of Animal Physiology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Publications

• Original Research Article   
  Quality Attributes of Eggs from Laying Hens Fed Diets Supplemented with Varying Inclusion Levels of Ascorbic Acid and Cholecalciferol
  Author(s): Bamidele Samuel Adedeji, Folasade O. Jemiseye, Adeyemi Ayodeji Afolabi, Sabur O. Oladimeji, Funmilayo Grace Adebiyi, Bukola Christiana Majekodunmi, Babatunde F. Adebayo, T. V. Abokede, Sherifat Omowunmi Olufeko and Olugbenga Adeniran Ogunwole*
  
  Vitamin supplements like most feed additives are used to promote performance and wellbeing of chickens. Often times, the effect of these supplements are only monitored on performance attributes with little efforts on their impact on quality of produce from poultry. This study was therefore designed to assess the quality attributes of eggs produced by hens fed diets supplemented with Ascorbic Acid (AA) and cholecalciferol (D3). The experiment was laid out in a 3 × 4 factorial arrangement in a completely randomized design. Eggs (n=288) obtained from hens fed three levels of supplemental AA (0, 300 and 600 mg/kg) and four levels of D3 (0, 1000, 2000 and 3000 IU/kg) at the early laying (week 22-38) and mid laying (week 39-55) phases were monitored for external and internal egg quality traits. Neither dietary supplement of AA nor D3.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2376-1318.2024.13.299

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