Effect of organic and nano trace minerals at reduced levels in layer diets on egg quality characteristics and its trace mineral content

B N  SURESH; B N  SURESH; T M  PRABHU; H C  INDRESH; N  SUMA; MAHADEVAPPA D  GOURI

doi:10.56093/ijans.v94i8.151707

Authors

B N SURESH Veterinary College, KVAFSU, Hebbal, Bengaluru, Karnataka
B N SURESH Veterinary College, KVAFSU, Hebbal, Bengaluru, Karnataka
T M PRABHU Veterinary College, KVAFSU, Hebbal, Bengaluru, Karnataka
H C INDRESH Veterinary College, KVAFSU, Hebbal, Bengaluru, Karnataka
N SUMA Animal Husbandry Polytechnic, Konehally, Tipatur, Tumkur district, Karnataka
MAHADEVAPPA D GOURI Veterinary College, Gadag, Karnataka

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v94i8.151707

Keywords:

Egg quality, Egg trace minerals, Organic form, Nano particles, Trace minerals

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to assess the effect of organic and nano trace minerals (copper, zinc, manganese and iron) at reduced levels in layer diets on various egg quality characteristics and its trace mineral content. 240 Hy- Line W80 layer birds of 29 weeks old were randomly distributed to five treatment groups with four replicates having twelve birds each. Basal diet was supplemented with inorganic trace minerals to meet 100 per cent requirement to form control diet or with organic trace minerals at 75 and 50% of requirement or with nano trace minerals at 50 and 25% of requirement to form four test diets. Each diet was offered to four replicate groups for 84 days which was conveniently divided into three phases of 28 days each. Egg quality parameters, viz. egg weight, egg shape index, albumen index, yolk index, yolk color score, Haugh unit score, egg shell weight, albumen weight and yolk weight among the treatment groups were not affected by source and level of trace minerals. However, egg shell thickness was significantly higher in 25% nano trace mineral group on 28^th day. The trace minerals (Zn and Fe) in the yolk were significantly lower at reduced trace mineral levels (50% organic or nano and 25% nano form) when compared to 100% (inorganic) and 75% levels (organic form). It was concluded that the substitution of inorganic trace minerals with organic or nano trace minerals at reduced levels (50 or 25%, respectively) in layer diets does not affect the egg quality parameters, but reduces Zn and Fe content in egg yolk.

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