Palm fat powder in place of soy oil for laying hens
225 young laying hens had 25–100% of the soybean oil in their diet replaced by two commercial palm fatty acid powders. Palm fat improved Haugh unit and yolk stability against oxidation. Up to 75% of the soy oil could be replaced without harming production or egg quality.
Practical takeawayReplacing up to 75% of soy oil with palm fat powder keeps egg quality and improves yolk shelf life.
Original article
- Authors
- R. Jahanian, E. Rasouli
- Title
- Effects of dietary supplementation of palm fatty acid powders on performance, internal egg quality and yolk oxidation stability in laying hens during early egg production
- Published in
- Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 84(2): 191–197
- Year
- 2014
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