Effect of a Combination of Fenugreek Seeds, Linseeds, Garlic and Copper Sulfate on Laying Hens Performances, Egg Physical and Chemical Qualities

Abstract

Several investigations have suggested that fenugreek seeds may have a hypocholesterolemic activity, and thus be efficient in the treatment of egg yolk cholesterol. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effect of dietary incorporation of 3% of fenugreek seed combined with 3% of linseed, 1% of garlic paste, and 0.078% of copper sulfate on laying performance, egg quality and lipids profile. Forty four, 41 weeks old, Novogen White laying hens received for 42 days 100 g/d of basal diet (control) or experimental diet (CFSGLSCS). With the exception of egg weight, which showed a significant increase for hens fed on CFSGLSCS with 57.99 g compared to 56.34 g for the control group, egg production (90.84% for control compared to 87.89% for experimental diet), egg mass (50.95 g/d for control compared to 50.87 g/d for CFSGLSCS), feed efficiency (1.94 for control compared to 1.98 for CFSGLSCS) were not affected by dietary treatments. The addition of CFSGLSCS reduced (p < 0.05) egg yolk cholesterol by 5.4% and blood cholesterol from 158.42 mg/dL to 122.82 mg/dL for control and CFSGLSCS, respectively. The dietary addition of CFSGLSCS increased (p < 0.05) total lipids from 4.5 g/egg to 5.23 g/egg and didn’t affect (p > 0.05) yolk triglycerides.

Effects of dietary supplementation of natural astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis on antioxidant capacity, lipid metabolism, and accumulation in the egg yolk of laying hens

“…Recently, many studies have reported that dietary supplementation with L-carnitine ( Ghoreyshi et al., 2019a , Ghoreyshi et al., 2019b ; Ghoreyshi et al., 2019a , Ghoreyshi et al., 2019b ), quercetin ( Goliomytis et al., 2014 ), and saponins ( Bera et al., 2019 ) in broiler chickens improves meat quality. In addition, dietary supplementation with spirulina ( Omri et al., 2019a , Omri et al., 2019b , Omri et al., 2019c ), linseeds ( Omri et al., 2019a , Omri et al., 2019b , Omri et al., 2019c ), and fenugreek seeds ( Omri et al., 2019a , Omri et al., 2019b , Omri et al., 2019c ) has successfully improved the egg quality of laying hens. Hen eggs are considered one of the most healthy foods in nature because they contain high-quality proteins and lipids, as well as trace elements and vitamins ( Fredriksson et al., 2006 ; Walker et al., 2012 ).…”

Nutraceuticals: Pharmacologically Active Potent Dietary Supplements

“…The future possibility of nutraceuticals to prevent or support a pharmacological therapy is now recently based on pharmaceuticals, which can be a powerful tool to face pathological, chronic, and long-term diseases. The clinical study data evaluation is based on the beneficial effect of nutraceuticals, through “ in vitro and in vivo ” representation, which may be dispensed in an individual nutritive supplementation observed in animals [ 53 , 54 ].…”

What Is New in the Preventive and Therapeutic Role of Dairy Products as Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods?

“…Uses and applications of bioactive components cover a wide range of sectors, especially nutraceuticals [5][6][7]. In vitro [8] and in vivo [9] studies assessing the beneficial effects of nutraceutical models were presented, in particular studies on the nutritional supplements in animals [10][11][12]. At the same time, particular researches on botanicals have been described by [13][14][15] concentrating on the importance of those sources of vegetable origin (see Figure 1).…”