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Effect of Feeding Thymus vulgaris Powder on the Productivity, Egg Quality and Egg Yolk Fatty Acid Composition in Laying Hens

Thymus vulgaris 분말의 급여가 산란계의 생산능력, 난품질 및 난황 내 지방산 조성에 미치는 영향

  • Park, Seong-Bok (Department of Animal Science, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Kyeong-Jin (Department of Animal Science, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Wang-Hyu (Industry, Academy, Research, Cooperation Company for Herb) ;
  • Ryu, Kyeong-Seon (Department of Animal Science, Chonbuk National University)
  • 박성복 (전북대학교 동물자원과학과) ;
  • 이경진 (전북대학교 동물자원과학과) ;
  • 이왕휴 (전북허브산학협력단) ;
  • 류경선 (전북대학교 동물자원과학과)
  • Received : 2012.05.01
  • Accepted : 2012.06.01
  • Published : 2012.06.30
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of feeding dried Thymus vulgaris powder (TVP) on the layer performance, egg quality and egg yolk fatty acid composition. Two hundred eighty eight, 35 weeks old Brown nicks were allocated in the cage for five TVP (0, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0%) diets with four replicates in each treatment. Each basal diet contained 16.0% CP and 2,800 kcal/kg ME and supplied to layers for 8 weeks. Egg production and egg weight were not statistically different but numerically increased in birds fed 2.0% TVP than other treatments. Egg mass was not consistent depending on the TVP addition levels in diets. Feed intake was significantly lower in TVP addition treatments than the control (p<0.05), however, feed conversion was not significantly differed among control and treatments (p<0.05). Dietary addition of 2.0% TVP showed high values on albumin height, Haugh unit and egg yolk color and they are 7.93, 86.79 and 7.20, respectively (p<0.05). Palmitic and arachidonic acids were remarkably lowered when 2.0% TVP added to basal diets and then fed to birds for 8 weeks, in contrast, significantly higher linolenic acid composition was determined in birds fed 2.0% TVP (p<0.05). As the results, the highest unsaturated fatty composition and UFA/SFA ratio were observed in 2.0% TVP treatment as compared to those of control and other treatments. Therefore, the results indicate that the Thymus vulgaris powder addition to basal diet tended to have positive effects on egg quality and egg yolk fatty acids composition, and the optimum addition of Thymus vulgaris powder may be 2.0%.

본 시험은 CP=16.0%이고, ME=2,800 kcal/kg인 산란계 사료에 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0와 2.0%의 백리향(Thymus vulgaris) 가루를 첨가하며, 산란계에 8주간 급이할 경우, 변화하는 생산 능력, 계란의 품질 및 난황 내 지방산 조성을 조사하였다. 시험은 35 주령 Brown Nick 산란계 288수를 이용하였으며, 총 4 처리구에 처리구당 4반복으로 반복당 18수씩의 산란계를 배치하며 실시하였다. 산란계의 생산 능력 중 산란율과 난중은 통계적인 유의차가 조사되지는 않았으나, TVP 2.0% 처리구에서 수치적으로 높았으며, 일일 산란량은 산란율과 유사한 경향을 나타내었다. 사료 섭취량은 TVP 처리구에서 대조구보다 유의적으로 감소하였으나(p<0.05), 사료 요구율은 대조구와 유의적인 차이가 조사되지 않았다. 사료 내 TVP첨가 수준에 따른 계란의 품질 변화 중, 난백고, 호우유닛과 난황색도에서는 첨가수준을 높게 할수록 유의적으로 증가하였으며, 특히 TVP를 2.0% 사료 내 첨가한다면 7.93, 86.79와 7.2의 난백고, 호우유닛과 난황색도를 나타내는 것으로 조사되었다(p<0.05). 난황 내 지방산 조성 중 palmitic acid와 arachidonic acid는 TVP 함량이 가장 높은 TVP 2.0% 처리구에서 유의적으로 감소한 반면, linolenic acid의 조성은 증가하여, TVP 2.0% 처리구에서 가장 높은 불포화지방산 조성과 더불어 유의적으로 높은 UFA/SFA 비율을 보이는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 따라서, 본 실험에서 TVP의 사료 내 첨가는 계란의 품질과 난황의 불포화도까지 증가시킬 수 있는 것으로 사료되며, 특히 TVP를 2.0% 첨가하여 산란계에 급이 한다면 가장 효과적일 것으로 판단된다.

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