Production of Pigment Enriched Desi Chicken Eggs by Feeding of Tagetes erecta Petals
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Production of Pigment Enriched Desi Chicken Eggs by Feeding of Tagetes erecta Petals
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Tamilvanan Sujatha
Jai Sunder Anandamoy Kundu Madhu Sudan Kundu |
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Feeding of Marigold petals
Nicobari fowl Improved egg yolk colour Carotenoid enrichment in yolk |
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The present study was carried out with an aim of enriching desi chicken egg with carotenoid pigment and to improve its colour of consumers’ preference. A total of 96 adult Nicobari fowls at the age of 30 weeks were subjected to four dietary treatments consisting of 1 (T-1), 2 (T-2), and 3 (T-3) g marigold dried petal powder per day per hen and control (c). The mean egg production parameters, egg quality characters and reproductive trait were recorded for 120 days. Marigold feeding to Nicobari fowl up to 3 g did not show any adverse effect on the palatability of feed, egg production performance, egg weight, egg mass output, hatchability and feed efficiency. Significant (P Not Available |
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2021-08-03T06:14:01Z
2021-08-03T06:14:01Z 2015-02-01 |
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Sujatha T, Sunder J, Kundu A, Kundu MS (2015). Production of pigment enriched desi chicken eggs by feeding of Tagetes erecta petals. Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci. 3(3): 192-199.
ISSN (Print) | 2309-3331 ISSN (Online) | 2307-8316 http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/52476 |
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English
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