The records of a population of White Leghorns at the Oregon
State Agricultural Experiment Station, submitted to accelerated
selection for hen-housed egg production on an individual and a family
basis at 40 weeks of age for 18 years, were studied. An analysis
was made to determine the relative efficiency of...
Published March 1914. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published June 1951. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Studies have been conducted with broilers and layers fed
manually formulated or linear programmed rations. Experiments
with broilers have involved the following: 1) determining the lysine
requirement with and without cottonseed meal in the ration, 2) formulating
by linear programming rations made up from different reported
amino acid mixtures and...
Published August 1921. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published April 1928. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Flaxseed is a rich source of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). Feeding laying hens flax seed can increase n-3 fatty acids content (FA) in eggs, thus increasing human intake of n-3 FA. However, non-starch polysaccharides (NSP), which decreases digestibility of dietary lipids and proteins. Addition of carbohydrase enzymes to flax-based layer diets...
During the 21 day incubation period, the fertile egg provides nutrients such as fatty acids for energy and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) for membrane synthesis to the developing chick. The hypothesis tested in the present study is that the type of PUFA fed to the breeder hen can alter tissue...