Effects of egg shell meal on the performance and haematology of layers and their egg quality

Uchele Okpanachi, Khalid Aliyu Yusuf, Maryann Kehinde Ikubaje and Gift Cincin Amaje Okpanachi

African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 2021, vol. 13, issue 1, 89-96

Abstract: In an attempt to achieve Sustainable Development Goals numbers one and two, eggshell meal was incorporated into layers diets to replace bone meal. Seventy-two point of lay birds were utilized in a nine-week experiment. Four experimental diets were formulated consisting of graded levels of bone meal (BM) and egg shell meal (ESM) which were coded as; T1 (3%BM: 0%ESM), T2 (2%BM: 1%ESM), T3 (1%BM: 2%ESM), and T4 (0%BM: 3% ESM). Three replicates with six birds per replicate in a completely randomized design were used. Total egg weight, average egg weight, egg mass and feed conversion were significantly affected (P

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2020.1838111

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