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Layer strains and Capabilities of commercial layer
Growing period (0 to 18 weeks)
- Livability 95% to 98%
- Feed Consumed 5.7 kg to 5.9 kg
- Body weight at 18 weeks 1.26kg to 1.28 kg
Laying period (0 to 72 weeks)
- Percent Peak 93% to 97%
- Hen-day eggs to 72 weeks of age 304 to 317
- Hen Housed eggs to 72 weeks of age 300 to 312
- Livability of 72 weeks of age 93% to 96%
- Days to 50% production 150 to 155 days (from hatch)
- Total Egg Mass per Hen-Day (19 to 72 weeks) 20.0 kgs.
- Average egg weight (32 weeks of age) 57 gms/egg
- Average egg weight (72 weeks of age) 61 gms/egg
- Shell strength & internal quality of egg - Excellent
- Body weight (32 weeks of Age) 1.5 Kg.
- Body weight (72 weeks of Age)1.58 to 1.62 Kg.
- Average feed consumption (20-72 weeks) 105 to 115 gms/Bird/day (about
275 to 310 Kcal per day)
- Feed consumption per egg (20 to 70 weeks) 125 to 130 gms
- Kg. feed /Kg. Eggs (72 weeks of age) 2.19
- Kg. feed/Kg. Eggs (72 weeks of age) 2.21
Layer strains available in India
- Babcock
- Hy-line
- Bovans
- Dekalb
- Hi-sex
- Lohmann
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