Table 2.
Ingredients and composition of rations administered to laying hens fed a control diet (CTR) and a control diet supplemented with dried olive pomace (DOP).
| Item | Diet | |
|---|---|---|
| CTR | DOP | |
| Ingredients (%) | ||
| Feed for laying hens in production | 78.01 | 83.46 |
| Alfalfa pellet | 17.56 | 0 |
| Soybean meal | 2.11 | 5.51 |
| Granular calcium | 1.16 | 1.12 |
| Soybean oil | 1.16 | 0 |
| DOP | 0 | 9.91 |
| Chemical composition | ||
| Crude protein (%, DM) | 15.25 | 15.33 |
| Ether extract (%, DM) | 4.28 | 4.23 |
| Raw cellulose (%, DM) | 6.42 | 6.36 |
| Ash (%, DM) | 12.67 | 12.81 |
| Starch (%, DM) | 33.78 | 35.31 |
| Lysine (%, DM) | 0.81 | 0.83 |
| Methionine (%, DM) | 0.32 | 0.29 |
| Calcium (%, DM) | 3.94 | 3.89 |
| Phosphorus (%, DM) | 0.49 | 0.52 |
| Sodium (%, DM) | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| Vitamin A (U.I.) | 6450 | 6515 |
| Vitamin E (%, DM) | 19.31 | 19.47 |
DM = dry matter; I.U. = international units.