An attempt to force molt small egg-type pullets

Small 1.1 kg. egg-type pullets having the sex-linked dw dwarfing gene were more resistant to a force molting program started at 11 months of age than were their 1.4 kg. non-dwarf counterparts. Water deprivation appeared to prevent egg production sooner in the dwarfs than in the non-dwarfs but egg pr...

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Published in:Poultry science 1975, Vol.54 (1), p.304-305
Main Authors: Forssido, T, Jaap, R G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Feed
Animals
Chickens - physiology
Eggs
Feathers
Female
Housing, Animal
Light
Oviposition
Population
Sex Chromosomes
Water Deprivation
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Summary:Small 1.1 kg. egg-type pullets having the sex-linked dw dwarfing gene were more resistant to a force molting program started at 11 months of age than were their 1.4 kg. non-dwarf counterparts. Water deprivation appeared to prevent egg production sooner in the dwarfs than in the non-dwarfs but egg production eight weeks after initiation of the force molt program was 46 per cent versus 64 per cent for the non-dwarf pullets.
ISSN:0032-5791
1525-3171
DOI:10.3382/ps.0540304