<b>Black pepper (<i>Piper nigrum</i>) in diets for laying hens on performance, egg quality and blood biochemical parameters

  • Ramon Duque Melo Universidade Federal do Amazonas
  • Frank George Guimarães Cruz Universidade Federal do Amazonas
  • Julmar da Costa Feijó Universidade Federal do Amazonas
  • João Paulo Ferreira Rufino Universidade Federal do Amazonas
  • Lucas Duque Melo Universidade Federal do Amazonas
  • Jessica Lima Damasceno Universidade Federal do Amazonas
Palavras-chave: alternative food, eggshell, phytogenic, piperine, serum metabolism.

Resumo

The objective of this study was to evaluate the increasing levels (0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5 and 0.6%) of black pepper in diets for laying hens on performance, egg quality and blood biochemical parameters. Hissex White hens (n=168) at 30 weeks of age were used. The experimental method was completely randomized with seven treatments with four replicates of six birds each. Estimates of black pepper levels were determined by polynomial regression. The performance showed no significant differences (p > 0.05). The eggshell percentage was significantly influenced (p < 0.05), in which the level of 0.30% inclusion impaired eggshell quality. Triglycerides level increased significantly (p < 0.05), according to increasing levels of black pepper in the diet. It can be concluded that black pepper can be used in diets for laying hens as phytogenic additive without harming the performance. However, this inclusion causes a reduction in eggshell percentage and an increase in the level of triglycerides in the bloodstream.

 

 

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Biografia do Autor

Frank George Guimarães Cruz, Universidade Federal do Amazonas
Professor Doutor do Departamento de Produção Animal e Vegetal da Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias da Universidade Federal do Amazonas
Publicado
2016-11-07
Como Citar
Melo, R. D., Cruz, F. G. G., Feijó, J. da C., Rufino, J. P. F., Melo, L. D., & Damasceno, J. L. (2016). <b>Black pepper (<i>Piper nigrum</i&gt;) in diets for laying hens on performance, egg quality and blood biochemical parameters. Acta Scientiarum. Animal Sciences, 38(4), 405-410. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascianimsci.v38i4.31498
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Nutrição de Não-Ruminantes

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