The use of feed additive Supervita-M in the diets of laying hens

Abstract

For the normal life of laying hens and their egg production not only good conditions and a properly balanced diet are necessary, but also the presence of vitamins and minerals in the feed in the right amount. The purpose of this work was to study the eff ectiveness of using the feed additive Supervita-M in the diets of laying hens. The research has been carried out under the conditions of LLC “Nizhnevartovskaya poultry Farm” on laying hens of the industrial herd of the cross High-Line Brown. Egg production of laying hens during the experiment period was higher in the experimental group by 3 %. The intensity of egg production in the experimental group that received the feed additive Supervita-M was also higher than in the control group. According to the yield of egg mass per average laying hen, the best results have been obtained in the experimental group, they exceeded the similar indicators of the control group by 0,6 kg. When tested the weight of the egg obtained from the experimental hens was in the range of 60–61 g. At the end of the experiment there was a noticeable increase in this indicator in laying hens that received the vitamin and mineral additive in addition to the main diet. The experimental group exceeded the control group by 8,3 % by egg weight. Positive results have been obtained for the livability of laying hens. This indicator in the experimental group was higher by 6,6 % compared to the control group. Analysis of the blood parameters of laying hens has shown that the use of the additive aff ected the increase in red blood cells. So, at the beginning of the experiment this indicator was 2,2–2,5×10[sup]12[/sup]/l, and at the end – 3,8–3,9 ×10[sup]12[/sup]/l.