Effects of Egg Storage Duration on the Intestinal Length of Arab Chickens at Two Weeks of Age Faizal Andri*, Filoza Marwi, Eka Nurwahyuni, Dyah Lestari Yulianti, Heni Setyo Prayogi, and Edhy Sudjarwo
Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang 65145, Indonesia
*Corresponding author: f.andri[at]ub.ac.id
Abstract
This study evaluated the effects of egg storage duration on the intestinal length of Arab Chickens at two weeks of age. The treatments consisted of different egg storage durations, specifically 1 day, 4 days, 7 days, and 10 days. The hatching eggs underwent an incubation period of 21.5 days. Following hatching, 25 one-day-old Arab Chickens were selected from each treatment and placed into 5 separate replicate pens (with five chicks in each replicate). These chicks were then raised for two weeks. The observed variables included the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, caeca, colon, and the total intestinal length. Data analysis was carried out using a one-way analysis of variance, followed by a post-hoc Duncan test. The results indicated that the egg storage duration did not have a substantial effect (P>0.05) on the jejunum, caeca, and colon lengths of Arab Chickens. However, egg storage for 7 and 10 days significantly reduced (P<0.05) ileum and total intestinal length. Furthermore, 10 days of storage also notably reduced (P<0.05) duodenum length. To sum up, prolonged egg storage for 7 days or more appears to negatively affect the intestinal length of Arab Chickens at two weeks of age.
Keywords: Arab chickens, hatching egg, intestinal development, storage duration.
