Influence of Hemicell® Addition on Diets Containing Different Levels of Crude Fiber on Performance of Laying Hens

Muhammad Ridla (Department of Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia)
Annisa Imran (Department of Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia)
Anuraga Jayanegara (Department of Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia)
Widya Hermana (Department of Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia)
Allaily Tarman (Department of Animal Science, Agriculture Faculty, Syiah Kuala University, Aceh, 23111, Indonesia)

Buletin Peternakan
Vol 43, No 3 (2019): BULETIN PETERNAKAN VOL. 43 (3) AUGUST 2019

This study was conducted to examine the effect of Hemicell® addition on diets containing different levels of crude fiber on performance and egg quality of laying hens. A total of 72 laying hens aged 21 weeks were randomly divided into 18 experimental units. A completely randomized design with factorial design 2×3 and 3 replications was employed in this study. Factor A was crude fiber level (5% and 8%) and factor B was the level of Hemicell®(0, 100x103 and 200x103 IU/kg ration).  Results showed that crude fiber significantly (P<0.01) increased feed consumption and decreased the performance of laying hens. The addition of Hemicell®in diets significantly (P<0.01) decreased feed consumption and increased the performance of laying hens. Hemicell®addition (100 IU) to a diet containing 8% crude fiber significantly (P<0.05) affected egg mass, feed conversion ratio, egg yolk score and egg weight. It can be concluded that diet with 8% crude fiber added with Hemicell® (100 IU) could increase egg mass, feed conversion ratio, egg weight and yolk color score.