Effects of dietary supplementation of palm fatty acid powders on performance, internal egg quality and yolk oxidation stability in laying hens during early egg production.

The article discusses the study that investigates the effects of substituting soybean oil (SO) with two commercial palm fatty acid powders (PFAP) in the diet of Hy-Line W-36 Leghorn hens, on performance, egg quality measurements and yolk lipids oxidative stability. Although the study found no significant effect of dietary treatments on egg production from 27-32 weeks of age, hen-day egg production during 32 to 37 week of age was reduced with incremental levels of PFAP.