A study was conducted to test the inclusion rates of corn dried distillers grains with solubles (... more A study was conducted to test the inclusion rates of corn dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) in laying hen diets on egg production (EP) parameters for a full production cycle. Two hundred eighty-eight Bovan Single Comb White Leghorn laying hens were fed diets containing 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, or 25% DDGS from 24 to 46 wk and 47 to 76 wk of age for Phase I and Phase II, respectively. The diets were formulated to be isocaloric at 2,775 kcal/kg and 2,816 kcal/kg ME, and isonitrogenous at 16.5 and 16.0% CP for Phases I & II, respectively. Nutrient retention of both N and P were determined by the indicator methods during Phase II. Diets were replicated with 8 pens/treatment and 6 hens/pen in an unbalanced randomized complete block design. Average daily feed intake (ADFI), EP and overall weight gain were similar among treatments during the study. Egg wt. was (P = 0.064) affected by DDGS treatment during Phase I. Hens fed 0, 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25% DDGS had an average egg w/g of 60.6, 60...
A study was conducted to test the inclusion rates of corn dried distillers grains with solubles (... more A study was conducted to test the inclusion rates of corn dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) in laying hen diets on egg production (EP) parameters for a full production cycle. Two hundred eighty-eight Bovan Single Comb White Leghorn laying hens were fed diets containing 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, or 25% DDGS from 24 to 46 wk and 47 to 76 wk of age for Phase I and Phase II, respectively. The diets were formulated to be isocaloric at 2,775 kcal/kg and 2,816 kcal/kg ME, and isonitrogenous at 16.5 and 16.0% CP for Phases I & II, respectively. Nutrient retention of both N and P were determined by the indicator methods during Phase II. Diets were replicated with 8 pens/treatment and 6 hens/pen in an unbalanced randomized complete block design. Average daily feed intake (ADFI), EP and overall weight gain were similar among treatments during the study. Egg wt. was (P = 0.064) affected by DDGS treatment during Phase I. Hens fed 0, 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25% DDGS had an average egg w/g of 60.6, 60...
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