EFFECT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF HIMAX BS-7 (SODIUM BENTONITE) ON THE PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL LAYERS

Abstract

Ninety layers chicks of White Leghorn (commercial Babcock 40 weeks old) were employed for this study to determine the effect of sodium bentonite on the performance of adult layers. The birds were fed commercial layer ration without or with supplementation of sodium bentonite at the rate of 1.0 and 1.5 per cent. Results indicated that sodium bentonite feeding significantly improved egg production, feed intake and feed conversion efficiency when added in the layer's diets.

Keywords

• Layers
• performance
• sodium bentonite