Use of nicarbazin, salinomycin and zinc oxide as alternative molting methods for commercial laying hens

Revista Brasileira de Ciência Avícola

C H De F Domingues¹  S Sgavioli¹  M F F M Praes¹  D M C Castiblanco¹  P C A Marchizeli¹  A A Pereira¹  K F Duarte¹  O M Junqueira¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita FilhoJaboticabal SP

关键词: Food restriction;    performance;    egg quality;    morphometry;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1516-635x160225-30

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

An experiment was carried out to evaluate the performance, egg quality and morphometry of the reproductive tract, liver, pancreas and tongue of laying hens submitted to different molting methods. Two hundred and eighty eight 72-week-old Isa brown layers were distributed according to a completely randomized design with six treatments (molting methods) and six replicates of eight birds each. Layers were fed diets containing 3000 ppm zinc oxide, 60 ppm or 120 ppm nicarbazin, 30 ppm or 60 ppm salinomycin, or were submitted to feed fasting. Data were submitted to analysis of variance and means were compared by the test of Tukey at 5% probability level. Molting methods alternative to feed fasting were effective to induce molting in layer and provided good performance results in the second laying cycle.

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