Adrenergic, alpha-1B-, receptor (ADRA1B) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, coactivator 1 beta (PPARGC1B) genes are involved in regulation of hen ovarian development. In this study, these two genes were investigated as possible molecular markers associated with hen-housed egg production, egg weight (EW) and body weight in Chinese Dagu hens. Samples were analyzed using the pol...

Public concern about the welfare of hens kept in conventional cages has become an important issue worldwide. This study examined the effects of conventional cages (CC) and floor pens (FP) on hens’ health and egg production. A total of 84 19-wk-old Bovan Brown hens were randomly assigned into 2-bird cage (n = 12), providing 968 cm2 floor space per hen or 10-bird floor pens (n = 6), providing 371...

The objective of the present study was to determine the effects of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-enriched hen egg yolks and L-cysteine supplementation on the qualities of the cryopreserved boar semen. A total of 15 ejaculates from 5 Pietrain boars were divided into 4 groups according to the compositions of the freezing extenders used, that is, normal hen egg yolk (group I), DHA-enriched hen egg yo...

A USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Conservation Innovation Grant project coordinated by the United Egg Producers (UEP) conducted concurrent demonstrations in Iowa and Pennsylvania (PA) at commercial laying hen facilities. The goal was to document manure nutrient and gas emission improvements through the use of dried distiller’s grain with solubles (DDGS) diets and/or other dietary m...

Reported in this paper is an experiment designed to evaluate responses of two commercial broiler dam purelines (A and B) continuously fed 10 or 300 IU of vitamin E/kg from 168 to 441 d of age. Prior to Day 168, all pullets were fed diets containing 10 IU of vitamin E/kg. During the early laying period, percentage hen-day ovulations and percentage hen-day normal egg production were similar for b...

Objectives: Lutein is a carotenoid and one of the primary pigments with antioxidative effects found in macula lutea an eye. The present study aimed to determine lutein consumption form functional food (hen eggs enriched n-3 PUFAs, selenium, vitamin D lutein) on morphology by using optical coherence tomography (OCT) young healthy subjects.
 Participants Methods: Randomized, double-blind, pl...

The life cycle ceremonies that symbolize the human journey are all found in traditional Javanese batik because there is a symbol or meaning of life. At age 7 months pregnancy, people usually hold ceremony called mitoni, this equipped with various ubo rampe, one which Babon Angrem batik. Changes times including changes cultural actors have caused many shifts customs. This began to be abandoned b...

objective: the experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of different levels of germinated barley on performance and egg quality in laying hen. methods: one hundred and twenty laying hens, 44-weeks old, lohmann lsl hens were used in this experiment. birds were assigned randomly to the groups, each of which consisted of 20 birds (4 replicate cages each containing 5 birds). the experiment w...

A study was conducted to evaluate the production and hatching performances of hilly chickens naked neck (NN) at areas Naikhongchari regional station research farm Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI). The experimental were reared in an open-sided poultry house under intensive management system for a period 18 month. birds allowed take feed clean drinking water ad libitum. Data on prod...