The Effect of a Diet Supplemented with Organic Minerals and <span style="font-variant: small-caps">l</span>-Carnitine on Egg Production and Chemical Composition and on Some Blood Traits of Pheasant Hens (<i>Phasianus colchicus</i>)
2023
Edyta Kowalczuk-Vasilev | Marian Flis | Agata Bielak | Renata Klebaniuk | Dariusz Gugała | Mirosław Karpiński | Grzegorz Rytlewski | Eugeniusz R. Grela
The study aimed to determine the effect of replacing 75% of inorganic calcium, iron, zinc, and copper salts with organic forms (glycine chelates of these elements) with or without the addition of <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">l</span>-carnitine on some reproductive traits and the blood lipid and mineral profile, as well as mineral and fatty acid profile of pheasant egg yolk. The study was performed on three groups of pheasant hens using glycine chelates with calcitriol (group II) or analogical treatment with the addition of <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">l</span>-carnitine at the level of 100 mg/kg of feed (group III) instead of Ca, Fe, Cu, and Zn salts (control). The replacement of inorganic forms with glycinates contributed to an increase in the number of laid eggs with a concomitant lower share of rejected eggs. The supplementation of organic forms of minerals improved mineral absorption and bioavailability in blood serum as well as in the egg yolk of experimental groups. Egg yolk fat was characterized by a higher proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids and a favorable ratio of PUFA ω-3/ω-6. The proposed nutritional supplementation of the pheasant’s diet might be a good strategy for increasing the nutritional reserves of poultry and improving their reproduction.
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