Research Article

Alternations in Cholesterol and Fatty Acids Composition in Egg Yolk of Rhode Island Red x Fyoumi Hens Fed with Hemp Seeds (Cannabis sativa L.)

Table 1

Ingredient composition (%) of layer rations with different levels of hemp seed.

HS-0HS-15HS-20HS-25

Ingredients (%)
Hemp seed0 152025
Corn51.2537.9539.7541.25
Canola meal6555
Soybean meal8666
Fish meal4444
Sunflower meal10500
Corn gluten meal4550
Soya oil43.31.50
Wheat bran0666
Marble chips7777
Dicalcium phosphate2222
Molasses3333
Lysine0.20.20.20.2
Methionine0.050.050.050.05
Salt0.150.150.150.15
Soda0.050.050.050.05
Coccidiostat0.050.050.050.05
Zinc bacitracin0.050.050.050.05
Vitamin mineral premix0.20.20.20.2

Calculated nutritional composition
Dry matter (%)88.8688.8088.6588.38
Metabolizable energy (Kcal kg−1)2916291029112911
Crude protein (%)17.0517.0017.0917.10
Ether extract (%)10.0310.019.9910.02
Fiber (%)8.948.398.088.96
Ash (%)10.3610.9510.7810.82
Calcium (%) 3.523.513.523.52
Phosphorus available (%)0.590.580.590.59
Linoleic acid (%)1.393.956.708.56
Lysine (%)0.850.880.870.89
Methionine (%) 0.400.400.400.41
Cysteine (%)0.280.270.270.28
Methionine + cysteine (%)0.730.690.710.72
Salt (%)0.410.390.390.39
Threonine (%)0.590.590.580.59
Tryptophan (%)0.180.170.150.15

Providing per kg of diet: Mn 80 mg; Zn 60 mg; Fe 60 mg; Cu 5 mg; Co 0.2 mg; I 1 mg; Se 0.15 mg; choline chloride 200 mg; vitamin A 12 000 IU; vitamin D3 2 400 IU; vitamin E 50 mg; vitamin K3 4 mg; vitamin B1 3 mg; vitamin B2 6 mg; niacin 25 mg; calcium-d-pantothenate 10 mg; vitamin B6 5 mg; vitamin B12 0.03 mg; d-biotin 0.05 mg; folic acid 1 mg.