The invention discloses a Chinese herbal
medicine feed additive for laying hens, relates to the technical field of feed additives, and is technically characterized in that the
feed additive is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 2-4 parts of
scutellaria baicalensis, 4-6 parts of poria cocos, 4-6 parts of
codonopsis pilosula, 2-4 parts of cinnamon, 4-8 parts of
angelica sinensis, 4-8 parts of honey-fried licorice root and 8-10 parts of
gardenia jasminoides. The Chinese herbal
medicine feed additive for laying hens provided by the invention effectively improves the production performance and
immunity of laying hens. The laying rate of a
test group using the additive reaches 91.24%, the average egg weight is increased to 56.72 g, meanwhile, the feed-egg ratio is improved, the soft and broken egg rate is reduced, and it is indicated that the feed utilization efficiency is improved, and the egg quality is improved. In addition,
liver function indexes ALT and AST are remarkably reduced, inflammatory indexes IL-1beta and IFN-gamma are reduced, and IL-4 is increased, so that the
immunity is enhanced. And the content of
unsaturated fatty acid in the eggs is remarkably increased, so that the nutritional value of the eggs is improved. On the whole, the additive has positive influence on health and production performance of laying hens, and has good application potential.