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Effects of egg shell meal on the performance and haematology of layers and their egg quality

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  • Uchele Okpanachi
  • Khalid Aliyu Yusuf
  • Maryann Kehinde Ikubaje
  • Gift Cincin Amaje Okpanachi

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In an attempt to achieve Sustainable Development Goals numbers one and two, eggshell meal was incorporated into layers diets to replace bone meal. Seventy-two point of lay birds were utilized in a nine-week experiment. Four experimental diets were formulated consisting of graded levels of bone meal (BM) and egg shell meal (ESM) which were coded as; T1 (3%BM: 0%ESM), T2 (2%BM: 1%ESM), T3 (1%BM: 2%ESM), and T4 (0%BM: 3% ESM). Three replicates with six birds per replicate in a completely randomized design were used. Total egg weight, average egg weight, egg mass and feed conversion were significantly affected (P

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  • Uchele Okpanachi & Khalid Aliyu Yusuf & Maryann Kehinde Ikubaje & Gift Cincin Amaje Okpanachi, 2021. "Effects of egg shell meal on the performance and haematology of layers and their egg quality," African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(1), pages 89-96, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rajsxx:v:13:y:2021:i:1:p:89-96
    DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2020.1838111
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