Comparison of Changes in the Plumage and Body Condition, Egg Production, and Mortality of Different Non-Beak-Trimmed Pure Line Laying Hens during the Egg-Laying Period
The experiment was carried out with altogether 1740 non-beak-trimmed laying hens, which originated from Bábolna TETRA Ltd., representing two different types (Rhode Island Red (RIR) and Rhode Island White (RIW)) and four different lines (Lines 1–2: RIR, Lines 3–4: RIW). The plumage and body condition...
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| author | Gábor Milisits Sándor Szász Tamás Donkó Zoltán Budai Anita Almási Olga Pőcze Jolán Ujvári Tamás Péter Farkas Erik Garamvölgyi Péter Horn Zoltán Sütő |
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| description | The experiment was carried out with altogether 1740 non-beak-trimmed laying hens, which originated from Bábolna TETRA Ltd., representing two different types (Rhode Island Red (RIR) and Rhode Island White (RIW)) and four different lines (Lines 1–2: RIR, Lines 3–4: RIW). The plumage and body condition of randomly selected 120 hens (30 hens/line) was examined at 20, 46, and 62 weeks of age. The egg production and the mortality of the sampled hens were recorded daily. Based on the results, it was established that the lines differ clearly in most of the examined traits. It was also pointed out that injurious pecking of the hens resulted not only in damages in the plumage but also in the body condition. The results obviously demonstrated that the highest egg production and the lowest mortality rate were reached by those hens, which had the best plumage and body condition. Because the occurrence of injurious pecking seems to depend on the genetic background, selection of the hens (lines, families, individuals) for calm temperament will be very important in the future in order to maintain the high production level in non-beak-trimmed layer flocks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fdf0ba3bb553445284b1250659f7e13d2023-12-11T17:05:43ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152021-02-0111250010.3390/ani11020500Comparison of Changes in the Plumage and Body Condition, Egg Production, and Mortality of Different Non-Beak-Trimmed Pure Line Laying Hens during the Egg-Laying PeriodGábor Milisits0Sándor Szász1Tamás Donkó2Zoltán Budai3Anita Almási4Olga Pőcze5Jolán Ujvári6Tamás Péter Farkas7Erik Garamvölgyi8Péter Horn9Zoltán Sütő10Institute of Animal Science, Kaposvár Campus, Szent István University, Guba Sándor Street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, HungaryInstitute of Animal Science, Kaposvár Campus, Szent István University, Guba Sándor Street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, HungaryMedicopus Nonprofit Ltd., Guba Sándor Street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, HungaryBábolna TETRA Ltd., Radnóti Miklós Street 16, 2943 Bábolna, HungaryBábolna TETRA Ltd., Radnóti Miklós Street 16, 2943 Bábolna, HungaryInstitute of Animal Science, Kaposvár Campus, Szent István University, Guba Sándor Street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, HungaryInstitute of Animal Science, Kaposvár Campus, Szent István University, Guba Sándor Street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, HungaryInstitute of Animal Science, Kaposvár Campus, Szent István University, Guba Sándor Street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, HungaryInstitute of Animal Science, Kaposvár Campus, Szent István University, Guba Sándor Street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, HungaryInstitute of Animal Science, Kaposvár Campus, Szent István University, Guba Sándor Street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, HungaryInstitute of Animal Science, Kaposvár Campus, Szent István University, Guba Sándor Street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, HungaryThe experiment was carried out with altogether 1740 non-beak-trimmed laying hens, which originated from Bábolna TETRA Ltd., representing two different types (Rhode Island Red (RIR) and Rhode Island White (RIW)) and four different lines (Lines 1–2: RIR, Lines 3–4: RIW). The plumage and body condition of randomly selected 120 hens (30 hens/line) was examined at 20, 46, and 62 weeks of age. The egg production and the mortality of the sampled hens were recorded daily. Based on the results, it was established that the lines differ clearly in most of the examined traits. It was also pointed out that injurious pecking of the hens resulted not only in damages in the plumage but also in the body condition. The results obviously demonstrated that the highest egg production and the lowest mortality rate were reached by those hens, which had the best plumage and body condition. Because the occurrence of injurious pecking seems to depend on the genetic background, selection of the hens (lines, families, individuals) for calm temperament will be very important in the future in order to maintain the high production level in non-beak-trimmed layer flocks.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/2/500pure lineslaying henbeak trimmingfeather peckingplumagebody fat |
| spellingShingle | Gábor Milisits Sándor Szász Tamás Donkó Zoltán Budai Anita Almási Olga Pőcze Jolán Ujvári Tamás Péter Farkas Erik Garamvölgyi Péter Horn Zoltán Sütő Comparison of Changes in the Plumage and Body Condition, Egg Production, and Mortality of Different Non-Beak-Trimmed Pure Line Laying Hens during the Egg-Laying Period Animals pure lines laying hen beak trimming feather pecking plumage body fat |
| title | Comparison of Changes in the Plumage and Body Condition, Egg Production, and Mortality of Different Non-Beak-Trimmed Pure Line Laying Hens during the Egg-Laying Period |
| title_full | Comparison of Changes in the Plumage and Body Condition, Egg Production, and Mortality of Different Non-Beak-Trimmed Pure Line Laying Hens during the Egg-Laying Period |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of Changes in the Plumage and Body Condition, Egg Production, and Mortality of Different Non-Beak-Trimmed Pure Line Laying Hens during the Egg-Laying Period |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of Changes in the Plumage and Body Condition, Egg Production, and Mortality of Different Non-Beak-Trimmed Pure Line Laying Hens during the Egg-Laying Period |
| title_short | Comparison of Changes in the Plumage and Body Condition, Egg Production, and Mortality of Different Non-Beak-Trimmed Pure Line Laying Hens during the Egg-Laying Period |
| title_sort | comparison of changes in the plumage and body condition egg production and mortality of different non beak trimmed pure line laying hens during the egg laying period |
| topic | pure lines laying hen beak trimming feather pecking plumage body fat |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/2/500 |
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