Table 3.

Effect of encapsulated L-Lys-HCl and DL-Met supplementation on the laying performance of hens^1,2

Item	Control	80CLM	60CLM	P-value
Final BW, kg	2.07 ± 0.02	2.12 ± 0.07	2.08 ± 0.08	0.858
Feed intake, g/d	128.2 ± 2.2	132.2 ± 2.9	126.3 ± 3.1	0.327
Laying rate, %	87.1 ± 1.1	87.4 ± 0.8	85.8 ± 1.2	0.172
Egg mass, g/hen/d	56.6 ± 0.8	57.2 ± 0.6	56.2 ± 0.8	0.293
Egg weight, g	65.0 ± 0.25	65.5 ± 0.16	65.5 ± 0.20	0.168
Feed efficiency, g/g	0.44 ± 0.03	0.43 ± 0.05	0.44 ± 0.05	0.761

¹Basal diet supplemented with encapsulated L-lys HCL and DL-met at 60% (60 CLM) or 80% (80CLM) of the control levels.

²Data were presented as the mean ± SEM (n = 5).