Abstract
This study aimed to determine the impact of supplementation of turmeric powder on laying performance, egg quality, nutrient digestibility and some blood metabolites in laying hens. A total of one hundred and twenty Bovans Brown laying hens (55weeks old) were assigned to one of four treatment diets (n=30) for 12weeks including turmeric powder at 0, 2.5, 5 or 7.5g/kg respectively. The results revealed that egg production, egg weight and egg mass were significantly increased (p<0.05), and the feed conversion ratio was significantly improved (p<0.012) with increasing levels of turmeric in the laying hen diet. Egg thickness and Haugh unit were linearly increased (p<0.01) with increasing supplementation levels. Moreover, compared with the control diet, the levels of turmeric powder supplementation significantly improved nutrient digestibility (p<0.001). Moreover, the serum metabolic profile revealed that serum total cholesterol, aspartate aminotransferase, creatinine and urea concentrations were linearly decreased with increasing turmeric powder supplementation to hen diets. In conclusion, the inclusion of turmeric powder at 2.5, 5 or 7.5g/kg diet improved egg production, nutrient digestibility, egg quality and serum metabolic profile and may be used as a feed additive in laying hens' nutrition. However, results indicate that the best improvement was observed when 5g/kg were supplemented.
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