Effect of Different Levels of Purslane Seed (Portulaca Oleracea) on Performance and Some Egg Characteristics in Laying Hens

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of different levels of purslane seeds on the production performance, some egg characteristics and blood and yolk cholesterol and triglyceride levels, in different periods of laying hens. The experiment was done on hay-line strain (w36) from 32 to 42 weeks using a completely randomized design with 3 treatments, 4 replicate and 8 hens in each replicate. The experimental diets were, 1- basal diet (Control), 2-Treatment containing 1% purslane seed and 3-Treatment containing 2% purslane seed. The results showed that egg weights were significantly increased in the treatment having 1% purslane seed (P