The nutritional value of broad beans for laying hens

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Abstract
1. Three trials were conducted to study the influence of diets containing between 40 and 550 g broad bean (Vicia faba, Major) meal/kg on performance, egg quality and pancreas characteristics of White Leghorn hens. 2. The effect of broad beans on performance depended on the dietary content. Up to 100 g/kg did not affect productivity. Contents higher than 200 g/kg depressed egg weight (PP < 0.01). Broad beans did not affect shell thickness. 4. The size, weight, moisture content and histology of the pancreas were not affected by broad bean intake.