Egg production |
Before molt induction (%) | 84.2 | 82.3 | 81.5 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 2.675 | 0.963 |
During 7 d of molt (%) | 31.6c | 70.7a | 73.3a | 40.9b | 36.9bc | 2.750 | < 0.001 |
Egg weight |
During 7 d of molt (g/egg) | 39.7d | 59.8ab | 61.0a | 53.1bc | 50.6c | 2.480 | < 0.001 |
Day to cessation of laying (d) | 5.9 | - | - | 6.9 | 7.0 | 0.342 | 0.060 |
Mean BW |
Before molt induction (g/bird) | 1,937 | 1,919 | 1.962 | 1.913 | 1.948 | 26.291 | 0.666 |
After molt (g/bird) | 1.483c | 1.593b | 1.704a | 1.546bc | 1.537bc | 31.257 | < 0.001 |
Weight loss (%) | 23.5a | 16.6bc | 13.1c | 19.2ab | 21.1ab | 1.443 | < 0.001 |
Feed intake during 10 d of molt (g/d/bird) | - | 84.2a | 90.3a | 21.8b | 18.4b | 3.073 | < 0.001 |
Weight of ovary after molting (g/100 g BW) | 0.58b | 2.19a | 2.20a | 0.86b | 0.72b | 0.104 | < 0.001 |