Maintaining the highest percentage of first grade eggs, even during heat stress, is essential for commercially viable egg production. [Photo: Koos Groenewold]
Heat stress in layers has a severe negative impact on eggshell quality. The addition of certain supplements to the bird’s diet could alleviate the effect of heat stress on acid-base imbalance, plasma Ca ?concentration, egg production and egg quality in commercial layers.
Eggshell quality is of major importance to the egg industry and also has a major economic impact on commercial egg production. Broken and cracked eggs represent an economic loss to egg producers. Some 6-8% of all eggs produced
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