25/05/21
A back-to-back trial over a period of 10 weeks –
5 weeks without the acidifier, followed by 5 weeks with NDF-inclusion,
revealed that despite the older age of Babcock brown hens and a significantly increased hen day egg production (%)
And egg weight, the conversion rate of feed to egg was significantly improved by almost 3%.
This may be due to the often-reported impact of diformate towards protein and mineral (calcium) digestibility.