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Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Zinc Oxide and Zinc Methionine on Layer Performance, Egg Quality, and Blood Serum Indices

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of dietary zinc oxide (ZnO) and zinc methionine (Zn-Met) supplementation on layer performance, quality of egg, some blood constituents, and oxidative status in blood of laying hens. A total of 120 laying hens (Hisex Brown) 22-week-old were indiscriminately allotted into five groups of 24 hens with six replications (four birds/replicate). A complete randomized design experiment was performed including control (basal diet), two levels of ZnO (50 and 100 mg/kg basal diet), and two levels of Zn-Met (50 and 100 mg/kg basal diet) through 22 to 34 weeks of age. Supplementation of 100 mg of Zn-Met significantly (P = 0.001) increased feed intake compared to other treatment groups. The groups supplemented with 50 mg of ZnO and 100 mg of Zn-Met reported the significantly higher egg production rate (P = 0.002) and egg mass (P < 0.001) compared to other treated groups. All traits of egg quality were not statistically (P < 0.05 or 0.01) affected by ZnO or Zn-Met supplementation except shell thickness, Haugh unit score, and yolk to albumin ratio. Dietary supplementation of either ZnO or Zn-Met did not affect the oxidative parameters in serum except the activity of Cu-Zn-SOD. Serum triglyceride, total cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein) were significantly (P < 0.05) affected by Zn supplementation, while HDL cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein) did not affect. Compared to the control group, supplementation of ZnO or Zn-Met increased serum content of zinc with no differences among supplemental zinc doses. It could be concluded that dietary inorganic (ZnO) and organic (Zn-Met) supplemented up to 50 and 100 mg/kg, respectively, can be used as effective supplements to improve productivity of laying hens, serum zinc level, lipid profile (triglyceride and LDL cholesterol), and activity of Cu-Zn-SOD.

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The authors acknowledge the Department of Poultry, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, (Egypt), for their cooperation.

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  1. Department of Poultry, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44511, Egypt

    Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack & Mahmoud Alagawany

  2. Department of Animal Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, New Valley Branch, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

    Ayman S. Salah

  3. Department of Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour, 22511, Egypt

    Mervat A. Abdel-Latif

  4. Department of Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, 71515, Egypt

    Mohamed F. A. Farghly

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Abd El-Hack, M.E., Alagawany, M., Salah, A.S. et al. Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Zinc Oxide and Zinc Methionine on Layer Performance, Egg Quality, and Blood Serum Indices. Biol Trace Elem Res 184, 456–462 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-017-1190-0

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