JPH1042797A - Production of hen's egg - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method by which hen's eggs effective in preventing infection with pollinosis can be produced. SOLUTION: A leaf or a branch of a plant belonging to the family Taxodiaceae or Pinaceae or another plant body is administered to a chicken together with a feed. The preferred plant body is the leaf of the plant selected from the group consisting of Cryptomeria japonica D. Don, Cryptomeria japonica D. Don var. araucarioides Henk. et Hochst., Cunninghamia lanceolata Hook. and Cedrus deodara Loud.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of breeding chickens to produce eggs, and to eggs produced by the method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the trend of hay fever has become a hot topic in early spring every year. Pollinosis is caused by a large amount of pollen, such as cedar, Chinese fir (broad leaf cedar) and cedar, which diffuses and floats in the air, irritating the human eyes and nasal mucosa, etc., causing itching, sneezing, and runny nose. It is considered to be a symptom that causes coughing. In addition, various measures for hay fever have been proposed so far,
Also, various medicines that are effective for treating hay fever have been developed. However, as far as the inventor knows, foods for preventing hay fever infection, particularly chicken eggs, have not yet been developed.

[0003]

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a chicken egg which is effective for preventing hay fever infection.

[0004] The inventor of the present invention has conducted various studies on a method of producing chicken eggs effective for preventing hay fever from adult chickens. As a result, quite unexpectedly, the pollen plant species responsible for hay fever, namely the cedar and pinaceae plants themselves, for example their foliage, were administered to chicken chicks or chicks as part of the feed. Then, when an egg is produced from a grown adult chicken, a person, particularly a person who has been infected with hay fever or who is potentially susceptible to infection, eats the produced egg, thereby causing hay fever. Was found to be effectively prevented from infection. And based on this knowledge, this invention was completed.

[0005] This discovery can also be applied to the breeding of cattle and pigs, and in that case, beef and pork to which an effective amount of leaves of a cedar or pine family is continuously administered. Eating etc. would effectively prevent a person from being infected with hay fever.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for producing a hen egg which can produce an effective hen egg for preventing hay fever infection. It is another object of the present invention to provide a chicken egg that can be effectively prevented from being infected with hay fever when eaten by humans. Other objects of the present invention can be derived from the description of the present specification.

[0007]

An object of the present invention is to provide a method of breeding chickens to produce hen's eggs, wherein the leaves, branches or other plants of the cedar or pinaceae plants are administered to the chickens together with the feed. And a method for producing chicken eggs. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a chicken egg produced by the above method.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the present invention, chicken varieties are not limited at all, and include breeding hens and broiler chickens, which are actively bred, as well as rare varieties such as Nagoya Cochin. In the present invention, the feed is
Refers to feeds generally administered to animals for raising chickens as described above, including natural products such as cereals and pastures, and mixtures or processed products thereof, as well as formulations containing antibiotics and the like. Feed is also included. The type, composition and form of the feed are not particularly limited. Accordingly, publicly known feeds, including commercially available feeds, can generally be used in the present invention.

[0009] Plants of the cedar or pinaceae plants used in the present invention refer to all parts constituting the body tissues of these plants, and are typically represented by leaves, branches or stems. Skin, root part. In addition, remnants of a cedar or pine family, such as fallen leaves and dead branches, are also included in the plant. In addition, the above-mentioned cedar plants refers to plants of Pinaceae (Pinales) cedar family (Taxodiaceae), and pinaceae plants refers to plants of Pinaceae (Pinales) Pinaceae family (Pinaceae). Pollen plant species. A typical example is cedar (Cryptomeria ja
ponica D. Don), Enkosugi (Cryptomeria japonica)
Araucarioides Henk. Et Hochst.), Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata Hook.) And cedar (CedrusDeodara Loud.). The cedars also include varieties such as var. Chinese fir refers to broad-leaved cedar, and is also known as Dutch fir, Ryukuusugi and Kantonsugi.
Therefore, in a more preferred embodiment of the method for producing a hen egg according to the present invention, the leaves of a plant selected from the group consisting of cedar, enkosugi, Chinese fir and cedar are administered to the chicken together with the feed.

The cedar or pinaceae plant itself is a natural product, and the chickens to which it is administered may become sick or unhealthy due to its administration, especially by continuous administration. This phenomenon has not been observed so far. Therefore, it is considered that there is little possibility of adversely affecting the body and health of a person who has eaten the eggs produced by the administered chickens for the purpose of preventing hay fever, and safety for the human body can be ensured.

The above-mentioned plants of the cedar family or the pine family are administered to chickens, usually orally. Although the plant itself can be administered to the chicken separately from the feed, it is more convenient to administer the plant together with the feed to the chicken. And as the particularly convenient method of the latter administration method,
A part of the feed, that is, the plant, preferably prepared to a size that is easy for chickens to eat, is previously blended in chicken feed, and this is fed to chickens in the same manner as a normal feed. A method of supplying is exemplified. Therefore, chicken feed containing a plant of the cedar family or pine family as a component of the feed can be conveniently used by the above-mentioned oral administration to chickens. Moreover, the above-mentioned oral administration can be effectively achieved by adding a feed additive containing a plant of a cedar family or a pine family to a chicken feed. Thus, these feeds and feed additives also constitute the subject of the present invention.

In the present invention, the above-mentioned plants of the cedar or pine family are preferably continuously administered to chickens. For example, it is more preferable to continuously administer the hen from a chicken chick to an aged adult chicken that ceases to lay eggs through an adult, particularly for a long period after the stage of laying eggs or before the stage before laying eggs. In a more preferred method of producing a hen egg according to the present invention, the plant of the cedar or pinaceae is 0.2 g to 2.0 g per chicken, and more preferably 0.3 g per day. In an amount of 1 to 1.2 g, particularly preferably in an amount of 0.7 to 0.8 g, together with the feed. Since the feed intake of adult chickens is generally about 100 to about 110 g per day, the above-mentioned plant administration rate is 0.2 to 2.0 g of feed.
%, Most preferably 0.7 to 0.8%. If the daily dose of a cedar or pinaceae plant per chicken is less than 0.2 g, the resulting hen's eggs will have a satisfactory effect on the prevention of hay fever infection even when eaten. May not be obtained. On the other hand, if the daily dose of the above-mentioned plant exceeds 2.0 g per chicken, the effect of preventing hay fever infection when eaten is sufficiently high, but discoloration and heterochromic spots occur in the produced eggs. And appearance quality may be degraded. Therefore, it can be said that the dose of the plant is appropriate in the above range. However, the dose of the above-mentioned plant is slightly different depending on the type and breed of the chicken, and even for the same type of chicken, the dose is appropriately changed depending on the growing season and the weight of each individual. And more importantly, the dose of the above-mentioned plants of the cedar or pinaceae plants is only one measure, and depending on the type of cedar or pine plant to be administered, the dose of the plants is: It should be noted that the amount should be changed to the most appropriate range without being limited by the above range limitation.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on embodiments.

-Preparation of a plant of a cedar plant- The leaves or fallen leaves of a cedar plant called Yamatake cedar are collected,
Then, this was crushed and reduced to a size (diameter: approximately 2 to 8 mm) that chickens could easily eat.

-Administration of plants of the cedar family- 500 chicks of laying hens were divided into four administration groups and one non-administration group each with 100 birds.
Approximately 120 days after birth, crushed leaves of the above-mentioned cedar plants were added to a compound feed for adult breeding (Kumiai Mixed Feed, Select UP for adult chicken, manufactured by East Japan Kumiai Feed Co., Ltd.). By feeding, the leaves of the cedar plants were orally administered. The period of the administration ranged from about 90 days to about 130 days from the stage when the chicks started laying eggs. In addition, the above-mentioned compound feed includes vitamin A, vitamin D3, vitamin E, vitamin B2, vitamin B
1, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin K3, bition, pantothenic acid, choline, nicotinic acid, iron sulfate,
Various additives such as copper sulfate, manganese carbonate, zinc carbonate, calcium iodate, magnesium oxide, methionine, ethoxyquin, and lysine are incorporated. In addition, the feed supplied to the chickens in the administration group was such that 0.1 g (1
Section), 0.7 g (section 2), 0.8 g (section 3) and 2.
1 g (four sections) was blended, and this was used as a daily feed per chicken. For chickens in the non-administration group (section 5), only the above-mentioned compound feed was used in the same amount (1 chicken / chick).
100-110 g a day). The breeding method and procedure of the laying hens were in accordance with conventional general methods and procedures, and these were applied under the same conditions to the chicks in the administration group and the non-administration group. In this way, the adult hens are bred regularly, preferably almost daily, during the production period.

-Test Example- A large number of people who have been infected with hay fever continuously eat chicken eggs produced by the chickens in the administration group from autumn to winter to early spring. For comparison, chickens produced by chickens in the non-administration group are continuously eaten in the same amount by other people who have experienced similar symptoms. Many people who ate eggs produced by the hens in the treatment group did not have hay fever this year.
However, those who ate the eggs produced by the chickens in the non-administered group were infected with hay fever and suffered from the symptoms as in the previous year. In particular, the fact that the effect of preventing hay fever infection was higher for persons who ate eggs produced by chickens in the second, third and fourth wards.

The following two examples specifically show the effect of eating chicken eggs produced by chickens in the two wards to prevent hay fever infection. Such an example is just one example. -Male, 40 years old, symptom of hay fever as usual. Itching of eyes: There is an unbearable itching and red and swollen around the eyes. Runny nose: The amount of runny nose was large enough to hang constantly. Nasal congestion: When the runny nose did not drip, my nasal congestion occurred, and this nasal congestion made breathing very difficult, and I felt a great inconvenience in eating and sleeping. Medication experience: I have experience taking medicine for hay fever,
The symptoms of hay fever were not improved at all and were not very effective. Symptoms after continuous consumption of the above-mentioned chicken eggs The eyes are no longer itchy and runny nose and congestion hardly occur, so that it is possible to spend a normal life. And there is no need to take medicaments for hay fever. -Female, 30, 30 years old, symptoms of hay fever Eye itch: Itching is strong enough to scratch the inside of the eye, and the area around the eyes becomes red and swollen. Runny nose: The amount of runny nose was very large, and was constantly dripping. The nose was sometimes bleeding because my nose was repeatedly bitten with a piece of paper. Nasal congestion: Frequent nasal congestion, resulting in poor ear condition. In addition, stuffy nose makes breathing difficult, and in particular, often makes it difficult to sleep satisfactorily. Medication experience: I have experience taking medicine for hay fever,
The above symptoms of hay fever were similar and were less effective. Symptoms after continuous consumption of the above-mentioned chicken eggs The eyes are no longer itchy and runny nose and congestion hardly occur, so that it is possible to spend a normal life. And there is no need to take medicaments for hay fever.

[0018]

As can be seen from the above description, according to the method for producing chicken eggs according to the present invention, it is possible to produce chicken eggs that are effective for preventing hay fever infection and safe for the human body. The advantage is that chicken eggs of high market value can be produced. Further, according to the present invention, by eating by a person, effectively prevented from infection of hay fever, and,
A chicken egg that is safe and has good eggshell surface properties is provided.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A method for producing eggs by raising chickens, which comprises administering to the chickens the leaves, branches or other plants of a cedar or pinaceae plant together with feed. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein leaves of a plant selected from the group consisting of Japanese cedar, Japanese cedar, Chinese fir and cedar are administered to chickens together with feed. 3. A chicken egg produced by the method according to claim 1.