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The impact of incorporation of n-3 fatty acids into eggs on ovarian follicular development, immune response, antioxidative status and tibial bone characteristics in aged laying hens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2011

T. A. Ebeid
T. A. Ebeid*
Affiliation:
Department of Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, 33516 Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt
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†E-mail: tarkamin@gmail.com
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Abstract

The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of different dietary sources of unsaturated fatty acids (fish oil (FO) and/or linseed oil (LO)) on laying performance, egg yolk fatty acid composition, ovarian follicular development, antioxidative properties, immune response and tibial bone characteristics in aged laying hens. A total of 100 Hisex Brown hens at 56 weeks of age were housed individually in laying cages in an open-sided building under a 16 h light:8 h dark lighting schedule. Hens were randomly divided into four experimental treatments (n = 25 each). Birds were fed ad libitum diets containing 2.5% vegetable oil (C, control), 2.5% FO, 2.5% LO and a mixture of 1.25% LO +1.25% FO (LO + FO) from 56 to 68 weeks of age. Egg production, egg quality characteristics and yolk lipid profile were analyzed. At 68 weeks of age, ovarian follicles were classified and tibial bone characteristics were determined. Serum thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity and total antioxidant capacity were measured. Incorporation of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3PUFA) into the egg yolks has been successful by using dietary FO and/or LO. There were no significant effects of treatments on hen-day egg production, feed intake, egg weight, egg shape index, albumen height, Haugh units and yolk height. However, dietary FO and/or LO supplementation had a significantly positive effect on eggshell percentage, eggshell thickness and yolk color. At 68 weeks of age, there was no significant difference among dietary treatments for tibial bone measurements. Also, no negative effects were detected in ovarian follicular development and weights of the ovary and oviduct, expressed in both absolute terms and relative to body weight. Dietary 2.5% LO, 2.5% FO and a mixture of 1.25% FO + 1.25% LO enhanced GSH-Px activity, total antioxidant capacity and antibody titers significantly in comparison with control. It could be concluded that inclusion of mixed sources of n-3PUFA in diets at moderate levels (2.5%) increased the n-3PUFA content and decreased the n-6/n-3 ratio content in the yolk, improved the antioxidative status, reduced lipid peroxidation, enhanced the antibody response and did not have any negative influence on ovarian follicular development and tibial bone characteristics in aged laying hens.

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n-3PUFAantioxidative statusimmunityovarytibia
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animal , Volume 5 , Issue 10 , 26 August 2011 , pp. 1554 - 1562
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Copyright © The Animal Consortium 2011

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