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Apparent metabolizable energy value of whole date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) and its possible use as a feedstuff for aged laying hens

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This study was conducted to evaluate the feeding value of whole date palm (WDP) with and without enzyme supplementation on aged laying hen’s performance. Apparent metabolizable energy value of WDP was determined by the total collection method using ten adult leghorn cockerels. WDP was substituted with a corn-soybean meal basal diet at 40% level, and then the metabolizable energy of this experimental diet and basal diet was determined. After that, a total number of 256 Bovanz 95-week-old hens were randomly allocated into eight groups consisting of four replicates of eight birds each, based on a 4 × 2 factorial arrangement of the treatments. Eight iso-caloric and iso-nitrogenous experimental diets including one corn-soybean meal-based control diet and two, three, and four corn-soybean meal-based diets included 70, 140, and 210 g/kg ground WDP, respectively. Each of the diets supplemented with two levels of an enzyme (0.0 and 0.07 g/kg Natozim Plus). There was no significant difference in feed intake, feed conversion ratio, egg production, egg mass, eggshell thickness, and Haugh unit among the treatments (P > 0.05). However, yolk color score significantly decreased as dietary WDP level increased. The serum biochemical metabolites were not significantly affected by WDP and enzyme supplementation (P > 0.05). There were no significant differences in the relative weight of different organs except for abdominal fat. Our findings show that using WDP up to 21% of the diet was more economic and had no adverse effect on productive performance and serum metabolites of laying hens. However, WDP had an adverse effect on yolk color which can be ameliorated by carotenoid supplementation.

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  1. Each kilogram of Natozim Plus provides the following: 10,000,000 units xylanase, 6,000,000 units cellulase, 700,000 units beta-glucanase, 700,000 units alpha-amylase, 70,000 units pectinase, 500,000 units phytase, 3,000,000 units protease, and 30,000 units lipase.

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The authors are grateful to Dr. N. Nazem, Department of Basic Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran, for his scientific guidance and providing the laboratory space and help needed for this research.

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    Mohamad Hamed Salajegheh & Mostafa Yousef Elahi

  2. Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, P. O. Box 7616914111, Kerman, Iran

    Mohamad Salarmoini

  3. Animal Science Research Institute, Karaj, Islamic Republic of Iran

    Akbar Yaghobfar

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Salajegheh, M.H., Yousef Elahi, M., Salarmoini, M. et al. Apparent metabolizable energy value of whole date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) and its possible use as a feedstuff for aged laying hens. Trop Anim Health Prod 49, 1217–1226 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-017-1319-3

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