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Henuk YL, Dingle JG. The effect of feeding a balanced diet with or without a micro-mineral premix, a chelating agent (EDTA) and phytase on the performance of laying hens kept in cages. Asian-Australas. J Anim. Sci. 2000; 13(Suppl.): 195-198. (CA) [An expt. was conducted for seven weeks to examine the effect on egg prodn. of IsaBrown layers of adding a micro-mineral premix (MP), a chelating agent (EDTA) and a com. phytase (NP) product (Natuphos 5000 G) to a sorghum based diet, formulated to be complete for minerals without micromineral premix. The addn. of the three dietary additives had no effect on prodn. parameters. Because overall egg prodn. was good, this indicates that normal prodn. of layers was achieved by formulation of a diet without a micro-mineral premix under the conditions of the trial. The addn. of a chelating agent (EDTA) and/or phytase to the diet did not affect the result.]

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