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Effects of Stocking Density on Performance and Physiological Responses of Egg-type Breeder Laying Hens in Cages  

우상원 (건국대학교 축산대학 동물자원연구센터)
신승철 (건국대학교 축산대학 동물자원연구센)
김성권 (건국대학교 축산대학 동물자원연구센)
김은집 (건국대학교 축산대학 동물자원연구센)
안병기 (건국대학교 축산대학 동물자원연구센)
강창원 (건국대학교 축산대학 동물자원연구센터)
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Korean Journal of Poultry Science / v.30, no.2, 2003 , pp. 83-90 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the effects of stocking density on performance and physiological responses of egg-type breeder layers in cages. A total of 264 Hy-Line Brown egg-type breeder layers at the age of 32 weeks were divided into 4 groups with 3 replicates of 22 birds (20 females, 2 males) per replicate and assigned to four stocking density treatments with 22 birds per cage with different sizes (980, 735, 640 and 560 $\textrm{cm}^2$/bird). The birds were fed the same experimental diet ad libitum for 12 weeks, and laying performance, egg and eggshell qualities, fertility and hatchability were determined. At the end of the experimental period, 9 birds were selected in each treatment in order to measure the scores of plumage condition. Antibody titers to Newcastle disease and infectious bronchitis were also determined. No significant differences were observed in laying performances, eggshell strength, Haugh unit, fertility and hatchability among the treatments. In birds housed 640 $\textrm{cm}^2$ per bird, eggshell thickness were significantly lower (P<0.05) than those of the other groups from 7 to 12 weeks. There was no significant difference in antibody titers to Newcastle disease. In birds housed 980 $\textrm{cm}^2$ per bird, antibody titers to infectious bronchitis were significantly (P<0.05) higher than those of the other groups. With increase in the level of stocking density, the scores of plumage condition were also significantly decreased (P<0.01). This study demonstrated that moderate increment of stocking density did not resulted in reduction in laying-performances of egg-type breeder layers. However, it seemed that the higher stocking density might give more stress to the birds from physical stimuli and thus were harmful environment causing higher mortalities compared to the lower ones.
Keywords
stocking density; performance; physiological responses; egg-type breeder layers;
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