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Effect of Dietary Humic Preparations on the Content of Trace Elements in Hens' Eggs

Zbigniew Dobrzanski1, Henryk Gorecki2, Katarzyna Chojnacka2, Helena Górecka2 and Marzena Synowiec1
  • 1 Department of Animal Hygiene and Environment, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chelmonski st. 38 C, 51-630 Wroclaw, Poland
  • 2 Institute of Inorganic Technology and Mineral Fertilizers; Wroclaw University of Technology, Smoluchowski st. 25, 50-372 Wroclaw, Poland

Abstract

Mineral-humic preparations Humokarbowit (HKW) and Humobentofet (HBF) were used in feeding of reproductive laying hens Lohmann Brown. The effect of these preparations on microelement composition of eggs was investigated. The content of microelements in hens diet, egg albumen and eggshell was determined by ICP-MS technique and relative bioaccumulation coefficient (RBC) was evaluated. The humic preparations significantly increased selenium and decreased molybdenum concentration in egg albumen. Increase of selenium and iron content in egg yolk and increase of iron concentration in eggshells was observed. The preparations did not influence the content of such elements as Cr, Co, Cu, I, Mn, Zn. The highest levels of RBC were found for selenium and iodine and the lowest for manganese.

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Volume 2 No. 4, 2007, 234-240

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajabssp.2007.234.240

Submitted On: 17 May 2007 Published On: 31 December 2007

How to Cite: Dobrzanski, Z., Gorecki, H., Chojnacka, K., Górecka, H. & Synowiec, M. (2007). Effect of Dietary Humic Preparations on the Content of Trace Elements in Hens' Eggs. American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2(4), 234-240. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajabssp.2007.234.240

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Keywords

  • humic preparation
  • hens
  • eggs
  • chemical composition