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Effect of Biscuit Flour and Fermented Defatted Alperujo Co-Administration on Intestinal Mucosa Morphology and Productive Performance in Laying Hens

Investigation article published in Animals

April 9th, 2021

In this study, the effects of co‐administration with biscuit flour and fermented defatted “alperujo” (FDA) on gut health were evaluated in a batch of laying hens (Hy‐Line 2015) on a commercial farm. Animals were divided into two groups: control group and treatment group; and histological and morphometric analyses of all sections of the intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum and rectum) were performed at 10, 18, 25, 50 and 75 weeks of age. During the whole productive period, a decrease in the mortality rate (p = 0.01) was observed in treated hens, as well as an increase in the number of eggs produced (p < 0.001), their size (p < 0.025), and weight (p < 0.024). In the early and late stages of production (10, 18 and 50 weeks), a significant increase (p < 0.001) in the height and depth of the intestinal villi was observed in the treatment group. Villi height was also significantly higher (p < 0.001) in the treatment group up to week 50 in the cecum, and at weeks 18 and 50 in the rectum. We concluded that an economical and sustainable feeding system with less
environmental impact, such as co‐supplementation with biscuit flour and FDA, could maintain gut health without negatively impacting laying hens’ productive performance




Porras N., Rebollada A., Barcena C., Mayoral-Alegre F., Lomillos JM., Dominguez L. and Rodriguez-Bertos A..




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Participants:

Universidad ComplutenseServicio de Patología y Veterinaria Forense (SAP). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM).

Universidad ComplutenseDepartamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM).

Universidad CEU Cardenal HerreraDepartamento Producción y Sanidad Animal, Salud Pública Veterinaria y Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos (PASAPTA). Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera (CEU-UCH).

Universidad ComplutenseDepartamento de Sanidad Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM).







Animals
FACTOR YEAR Q
3.231 2021

NLMID: 101635614

PMID: 33918971

ISSN: 2076-2615



TITLE: Effect of Biscuit Flour and Fermented Defatted Alperujo Co-Administration on Intestinal Mucosa Morphology and Productive Performance in Laying Hens


JOURNAL: Animals


NUMERACIÓN: 11(4):1075


AÑO: 2021


PUBLISHER: MDPI


AUTHORS: Porras N., Rebollada A., Barcena C., Mayoral-Alegre F., Lomillos JM., Dominguez L. and Rodriguez-Bertos A..


First
Néstor Porras González
3rd
Carmen Bárcena Asensio
6th
Lucas Domínguez Rodríguez
Last
Antonio Manuel Rodríguez Bertos

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11041075


CITE THIS PUBLICATION:

Porras N., Rebollada A., Barcena C., Mayoral-Alegre F., Lomillos JM., Dominguez L. and Rodriguez-Bertos A. Effect of Biscuit Flour and Fermented Defatted Alperujo Co-Administration on Intestinal Mucosa Morphology and Productive Performance in Laying Hens. Animals. 11(4):1075. 2021. (A). ISSN: 2076-2615. DOI: 10.3390/ani11041075


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