What happens when hens eat hemp instead of soy?
Effects of dietary local hemp seed meal as soybean meal alternative on productive performance, egg quality and yolk fatty acid composition of laying hens
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Scientists wanted to see if feeding hens hemp seed meal instead of soybean meal changes their eggs or how well they lay. They gave different groups of hens food with 0%, 4%, 8%, or 12% hemp seed meal and watched what happened over 6 weeks.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Scientists wanted to see if feeding hens hemp seed meal instead of soybean meal changes their eggs or how well they lay. They gave different groups of hens food with 0%, 4%, 8%, or 12% hemp seed meal and watched what happened over 6 weeks.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 512 / 90
Evidence Score
Participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, minimizing bias. Considered the gold standard for testing whether an intervention causes an effect.
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Öztürk E, Darmawan A, Özlü Ş, Abacı SH
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Claims (6)
Feeding chickens more hemp seed meal—specifically 8% or 12% of their diet—might make their eggshells heavier and yolks more colorful over six weeks, compared to less hemp or none at all.
Feeding hemp seed meal to brown laying hens doesn't change how much they eat, how big their eggs are, or the quality of the eggs — even when they eat it for six weeks.
Feeding 50-week-old brown laying hens a diet with 4% hemp seed meal might help them lay more eggs and use their feed more efficiently than giving them higher amounts like 8% or 12%.
Feeding too much hemp seed meal to certain chickens might make them lay fewer eggs.
Feeding Lohmann Brown hens more hemp seed meal might make their eggs healthier by boosting good fats and improving the fat balance in the yolks over six weeks.