Table 2. Effect of dietary supplementation of octacosanol (OCT) extracted from triticale sprouts on egg laying performance of laying hens

OCT (mg/kg) Egg production (%) Feed intake (g) Egg weight (g) Feed conversion ratio
0 87.5c 111 62.7 2.03
10 88.6bc 111 63.0 1.98
20 90.2ab 113 63.5 1.97
30 91.7a 112 61.7 1.98
SEM 0.51 0.27 0.27 0.01
p-value 0.01 0.06 0.11 0.26
Means in each column with no common superscript differ significantly at p < 0.05.