Evaluating the effect of the inclusion of probiotic on the performance and egg quality of laying hens in the second laying cycle, 450 birds were used at 69 weeks of age, distributed in a completely randomized design, in five treatments, six replicates and 15 poultries per experimental unit. The experimental diets were based on corn and soybean meal and supplemented with increasing levels of probiotic consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Streptococcus faecium, and Bifidobacterium bifidum. The experiment lasted 16 weeks, divided into four periods of 28 days each, in which the birds were fed five experimental diets containing different percentages of probiotic inclusion, 0; 0.05; 0.10; 0.15 and 0.20%, in the period from 69 to 85 weeks of age. There was no effect (P> 0.05) of the inclusion of probiotic on performance and egg quality of laying hens in the second laying cycle. The inclusion of 0.10% of probiotic negatively influenced the specific gravity of eggs. The probiotic used for laying hens in the second cycle does not interfere in production and egg quality.
egg production; egg quality; hens; probiotic
