The aspects that are focused to increase profitability in poultry sector are feed and gut among which gut is the key feature. Gut health and functionality plays a key role on nutrition absorption, feed efficiency, productivity, development of immunity and overall health of birds. The gut health relies upon 3 important pillars which are: There is an intricate relationship among all 3 pillar...
Hello. Thank you for all the information that you make available to us through your e-mail to learn from your experience and from the scientific works that you constantly reflect. I will try to use these experiences in my country, in Albania. If it is possible If you can give us something from your experience about the strength of the shell of chicken eggs at an age, we will be grateful. Thank you.
Thanks Baft for your query.
The egg shell in birds is correlated with age and at different phases where nutritional mangement is different. The most critical phase in egg laying is the post peak period when egg size tends to increase but at the cost of egg quality especially the egg shell. Trying extra calcium in this phase can resolve the issue but not completely. The primary reason being the ageing of uterine cells which produce egg shell. The uterine cells are fatigued and are not able to absorb extra calcium which is supplemented in the diet due to excess free radical production.
The best way to resolve this is to use Anti oxidants like Vit C and Vit E which cause free radical scavenging both inside and outside the cells thereby rejuvenating the uterine cells to absorb the calcium thereby helping strengthen the egg shell.