Study: Feeding programmes affect egg colour and quality

A trial in Argentina has concluded that certain feeding programmes for breeder hens generate coloured and more resistant eggshells in addition to increased hatchability. The trial was conducted in the Poultry Multiplication Center of ‘Corrientes’, which is an experimental station of INTA (National Institute of Agriculture and Livestock) located in El Sombrero city and supported by researchers from the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences of UNNE (National University of Northeast). T6 breeding h