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A comparison of the efficiency of food utilization for egg production of some inbred lines of Brown Leghorn fowls

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

W. Bolton
W. Bolton
Affiliation:
A.R.C. Poultry Research Centre, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, 9
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1. The efficiency of food conversion of Brown Leghorn fowls inbred for egg number, or egg size, or egg number and egg size have been compared.

2. Comparison between the lines was made for egg numbers, total egg weight and total egg energy. Egg energy was the best measure of production, total egg weight was the next best and egg number the poorest.

3. When allowance was made for differences in rates of egg production and egg size, there were no differences in the efficiency of conversion of food to eggs between the lines.

4. The standard errors of the means for the analytical data on the twelve replicate mixes of the diet were relatively small, but the range in values was appreciable. The importance of analysing diets in nutrition experiments is stressed, particularly for ‘iso-caloric’ diets.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 55 , Issue 2 , October 1960 , pp. 241 - 245
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1960

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