Concentrates Made from Legume Seeds (Lupinus Angustifolius, Lupinus Luteus and Pisum Sativum) and Rapeseed Meal as Protein Sources in Laying Hen Diets

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the usefulness of two protein concentrates composed of rapeseed meal and new cultivars of narrow-leaved and yellow lupine, peas in laying hen diets and their influence on birds' performance and egg characteristics. The experiment was conducted with 180 layers kept in individual cages. The birds were randomly assigned to three treatments, with 60 hens in each and during the period of 17 weeks, they were fed diets: I -containing soybean meal as a protein source, II -containing protein concentrates composed of mixture of lupines, peas (19.48% of diet) and rapeseed meal, III -containing protein concentrates composed of a mixture of lupines and peas (27.68% of diet). The body weight, laying rate, egg weight, feed intake and feed conversion ratio (FCR) and egg characteristics were registered. After 9 weeks of experiment, a decrease of laying rate was recorded in treatment III. The mean value of laying rate for 17 weeks amounted to 82.7 (I), 82.5 (II) and 75.9% (III) (P<0.01). The egg weight was diversified already after 4 weeks of egg production and averaged 57.9 (I), 55.9 (II) and 54.9 g (III) (P<0.05). Feed intake amounted to 108 (I), 111 (II) and 104 g per hen/day (III), and FCR was 2.05, 3.17 and 2.23 kg/kg egg weight, respectively. As to egg characteristics, increases of white index (P<0.05), Haugh unit score and yolk colour in treatment III were observed but egg shell thickness was found significantly reduced. In conclusion, the use of about 27.68% of legume seed in laying hen diet affected negatively performance results but about 19.48% of these seeds and 8% rapeseed meal in diets could be accepted as a soybean meal substitute.

The effect of addition of yellow lupin seeds (<i>Lupinus luteus</i> L.) to laying hen diets on performance and egg quality parameters

“…In the study of Rutkowski et al (2015), the use of increased amounts of yellow lupin seeds in hen diets decreased the egg quality parameters. Not only higher values of egg content pH and of HU units were determined, but also there was a decrease in the thickness, strength and share of egg shell in the egg weight.…”

“…The negative influence of lupin addition to hen diet was recorded by Rutkowski et al (2015) -the 11% yellow lupin seed inclusion evoked decreased egg production. This effect was observed after 8 weeks of feeding.…”

“…However, in countries that are not climatically adapted to soyabean production the inclusion of home-grown legume seeds into diets for non-ruminant animals as an alternative to soyabean products has been receiving attention (Laudadio and Tufarelli, 2011b;Kaczmarek et al, 2015;Rutkowski et al, 2015;Hejdysz et al, 2016Hejdysz et al, , 2017Kasprowicz-Potocka et al, 2016). In the past, the use of yellow lupin as a source of protein for poultry was limited due to its high alkaloid, nonstarch polysaccharides (NSP) and other anti-nutrients contents that negatively affected the bird performance (Gdala and Buraczewska, 1996;Knudsen, 1997;Gdala, 1998;Wasilewko and Buraczewska, 1999;Jamroz and Kubizna, 2008;Laudadio and Tufarelli, 2011a).…”

Effect of Different Dietary Inclusion Levels of Sunflower Meal and Multi-Enzyme Supplementation on Performance, Meat Yield, Ileum Histomorphology, and Pancreatic Enzyme Activities in Growing Quails

“…Moreover, most of the soybean production in the world consists of genetically modified soybeans and its use in human and/or animal nutrition is planned to be banned in many countries. Therefore, the need for alternative protein sources such as lupine, chickpea, faba bean, and insect meal is increasing day by day [1][2][3][4]. The high price of soybean meal increases the importance of sunflower meal (SFM), which is one of the most produced oilseed meal in our country, as an alternative protein source to soybean meal [5].…”

Effect of Soybean Meal Substitution by Raw Chickpea Seeds on Thermal Properties and Fatty Acid Composition of Subcutaneous Fat Tissue of Broiler Chickens

“…The tendency to reduce the use of feed containing GMOs (genetically modified organisms), and the growing customer preferences for animal products obtained from animals not given such feeds, increase the need to look for alternative sources of dietary protein. Previous studies indicate that alternatives to SBM can be faba bean [7,8], lupines [9][10][11], chickpeas [12,13], and, as it was found more recently, nonplant protein sources such as insect meal [14][15][16]. As compared to soybean, chickpea seeds (CPS) are characterized by a lower content of chymotrypsin and trypsin inhibitors, while the nutritional value of chickpea protein is comparable to that of soybean [17].…”