Egg production responses of laying hens to feed medicinal herbs after peak of production

Abstract

An eight weeks of experiment as conducted to study layer productivity given medicinal herbs mixtured and composed in the form of capsule. Laying hens after peak of production at 66-73 weeks were used in this study. It was arranged in a Completely Randomized Design with four treatments and five replications. The treatments were T0 = without medicinal herbs as a control; T1 = one medicinal herbs capsule every day; T2 = one medicinal herbs capsule every two days; and T3 = one medicinal herbs capsule every four days. Data were analyzed using Proc. ANOVA and further tested using Duncan’s Multiple Range Test. The results showed that the treatments affected significantly (P<0,01) the egg production and the measurement of eggs, but not significantly for egg weight. It can be concluded that the medicinal herbs will optimize the layer production after peak of production.