Mean BW |
Before refeeding (g/bird) | 1,348c | 1,430bc | 1,533a | 1,421bc | 1,452ab | 29.206 | 0.003 |
After 6 wk of post molting (g/bird) | 2,017a | 1,794d | 1,846cd | 1,907bc | 1,952ab | 33.467 | < 0.001 |
Weight gain (%) | 33.1a | 20.7c | 16.9d | 25.4b | 25.6b | 1.244 | < 0.001 |
Egg production (%) |
During 3–6 wk of post molting | 88.7 | 84.4 | 81.2 | 90.2 | 88.8 | 2.516 | 0.158 |
Egg weight (g/egg) |
During 3–6 wk of post molting | 66.5a | 62.8b | 64.5ab | 64.2ab | 64.0ab | 0.749 | 0.032 |
Daily egg mass |
During 3–6 wk of post molting | 58.9 | 53.5 | 53.2 | 57.8 | 55.6 | 1.711 | 0.106 |
Feed intake for post molting (g/d/bird) | 117.6 | 111.7 | 111.2 | 115.2 | 115.0 | 1.694 | 0.065 |