Fatty Acid Composition of Egg Yolk from Chickens Fed a Diet including Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.)

Table 2

The effects of Tagetes erecta L. supplementation on body weight, feed consumption, egg production, and egg weight.

Supplementation of Tagetes erecta L. (g/kg)
	0	10	20	SEM
Initial body weight (g)	1259	1279	1250	24
Final body weight (g)	1316	1320	1270	28
Feed consumption g/bird	128.1	123.57	117.26	3.87
Egg production (%)	72.0	76.67	71.33	2.93
Egg weight (g)	70.69^a	70.21^a	67.97^b	0.31

Diets were supplemented with 0, 10, or 20 g/kg marigold flower for 6 weeks.
^a,bValues are expressed as means and without a common superscript are significantly different within a row ( < 0.05).