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Preventing Heat Stress With Different Feeding Methods In Laying Hens, O. Ni̇hat Ertaş, Kazim Şahi̇n

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

In this study, the effects of different density diets (15% HP, 2700 kcal/kg ME, Diet N; 18% HP, 3025 kcal/kg ME, Diet Y), and different feeding methods on yield, egg quality, blood acid-base balance, serum metabolites, and nutrient digestibility were determined in laying hens at heat stress. Sixteen-week-old hens (Ross Brown) were divided into 6 group of 30 hens each and study was conducted in a 3 x 2 factorial experimental design. The diets were given to animals by three methods during heat stress. The feeding methods were as follows. Both diets were given to hens through traditional ways (Control …