Impact of solid-state fermented wheat offal inclusion on egg production and quality in ISA brown hens under semi-arid conditions

Abdulazeez, H. and Muhammad, A. I. and Yerima, J. and Shuaibu, A. Y. and Bislava, M. B. and Abubakar, A. M. (2024) Impact of solid-state fermented wheat offal inclusion on egg production and quality in ISA brown hens under semi-arid conditions. Malaysian Journal of Animal Science (Malaysia), 27 (1). pp. 1-19. ISSN 2550-2123

This experiment was conducted to determine the influence of solid-state fermented wheat offal (SSFWO) on the productive indices and egg quality traits of egg-type chickens using 180 ISA brown chickens aged 0-42 weeks. The chickens were divided into six (6) treatment units of thirty birds with three replications of ten birds each following a completely randomized design (CRD). For the chick (0-8 weeks); grower (9-16 weeks) and layer (30-42 weeks) stages, SSFWO was used to formulate six diets, which were included at 0, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25% of the diets. The results of the study showed an increase (P≤0.05) in feed consumption, declining daily weight gain and final weight of the birds as the level of SSFWO increases at both chick and grower phases. Groups on the T1 (0% SSFWO) had a lower cost per gain than the groups fed 5-25% SSFWO. Hens on 25% SSFWO diet had delayed onset of lay. Feed consumption and feed conversion ratio were highest (P≤0.05) in chickens on T6 (25% SSFWO). The group also had lower (P≤0.05) hen-day egg production. Egg length, egg width, yolk height and width decreased while albumen weight and Haugh unit showed an increasing trend as the level of SSFWO advances. It was concluded that dietary SSFWO had no detrimental effect on productive performance and egg quality characteristics of egg-type chickens.

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Abstract

This experiment was conducted to determine the influence of solid-state fermented wheat offal (SSFWO) on the productive indices and egg quality traits of egg-type chickens using 180 ISA brown chickens aged 0-42 weeks. The chickens were divided into six (6) treatment units of thirty birds with three replications of ten birds each following a completely randomized design (CRD). For the chick (0-8 weeks); grower (9-16 weeks) and layer (30-42 weeks) stages, SSFWO was used to formulate six diets, which were included at 0, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25% of the diets. The results of the study showed an increase (P≤0.05) in feed consumption, declining daily weight gain and final weight of the birds as the level of SSFWO increases at both chick and grower phases. Groups on the T1 (0% SSFWO) had a lower cost per gain than the groups fed 5-25% SSFWO. Hens on 25% SSFWO diet had delayed onset of lay. Feed consumption and feed conversion ratio were highest (P≤0.05) in chickens on T6 (25% SSFWO). The group also had lower (P≤0.05) hen-day egg production. Egg length, egg width, yolk height and width decreased while albumen weight and Haugh unit showed an increasing trend as the level of SSFWO advances. It was concluded that dietary SSFWO had no detrimental effect on productive performance and egg quality characteristics of egg-type chickens.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	hens
AGROVOC Term:	wheat
AGROVOC Term:	egg production
AGROVOC Term:	fermentation
AGROVOC Term:	egg quality
AGROVOC Term:	weight gain
AGROVOC Term:	laboratory experimentation
Geographical Term:	Nigeria
Depositing User:	Ms. Azariah Hashim
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2026 02:36
Last Modified:	29 Jul 2026 02:36
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3548

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