Document Type	Master's Dissertation
Author	Jacobs, Amanda
URN	etd-07062006-151551
Document Title	The influence of effective microorganisms (EM) on the growth, production and egg quality of the commercial laying hen
Degree	MSc Agric (Nutritional Science)
Department	Animal and Wildlife Sciences
Supervisor	Advisor Name Title Prof N H Casey Committee Chair
Keywords	chickens microbiology eggs production eggs quality eggs growth.
Date	2001-04-01
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract In the first part of the study an experimental design was followed whereby 600 DeKalb Amber-link® commercial laying pullets were subjected to three levels of EM bokashi (0.5%, 1.0% and 1.5%) and a standard level of a coccidiostat in the starter (17% CP, 0.9% Ca and 0.4% available phosphate) and grower (15% CP, 0.8% Ca and 0.35% available phosphate) diets from day-old to 16 weeks of age. EM treatments did not significantly affect the average weekly body mass, average daily gain, average weekly feed intake, cumulative weekly feed intake, cumulative feed conversion ratio and the average bi-weekly shank length over the control. The coccidiostat treatment maintained significant lower body weights, average daily gains and worse feed conversion ratios than all the EM treatments and the control throughout the trial period of 16 weeks. Although not significant the EM 1.5% level had the best feed conversion ratio, the highest body mass and the longest shank length at the end of the trial period at week 16. Mortalities were not treatment linked. © 2000 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. Please cite as follows: Jacobs, A 2000, The influence of effective microorganisms (EM) on the growth, production and egg quality of the commercial laying hen, MSc(Agric) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07062006-151551/ > H1040/ag
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