The effect of feeder space allocation on productivity and physiology of Hy-Line W-36 hens housed in conventional cages

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1793-1799

  Thogerson, C M ^a   Hester, P Y ^a   Mench, J A ^b   Newberry, R C ^c   Okura, C M ^a   Pajor, E A ^a   Talaty, P N ^a   Garner, J P ^a  

^a Purdue University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeder space; Laying hen; Physiology; Production; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 68849119984     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2009-00011     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Adams, A. W., and J. V. Craig. 1985. Effects of crowding and cage shape on productivity and profitability of caged layers: A survey. Poult. Sci. 64:238-242.
2. Appleby, M. C., J. A. Mench, and B. O. Hughes. 2004. Poultry Behaviour and Welfare. CAB International, Wallingford, UK.
3. Bunchasak, C., K. Poosuwan, R. Nukraew, K. Markvichitr, and A. Choothesa. 2005. Effect of dietary protein on egg production and immunity responses of laying hens during peak production period. Int. J. Poult. Sci. 4:701-708.
4. Cloutier, S., and R. C. Newberry. 2000. Recent social experience, body weight, and initial patterns of attack predict the social status attained by unfamiliar hens in a new group. Behaviour 137:705-726.
5. Cunningham, D. L., A. Vantienhoven, and G. Gvaryahu. 1988. Population-size, cage area, and dominance rank effects on productivity and well-being of laying hens. Poult. Sci. 67:399-406.
6. Fleming, R. H., H. A. McCormack, L. McTeir, and C. C. Whitehead. 1998. Medullary bone and humeral breaking strength in laying hens. Res. Vet. Sci. 64:63-67.
7. Gregory, N. G., and L. J. Wilkins. 1989. Broken bones in domestic fowl: Handling and processing damage in end-of-lay battery hens. Br. Poult. Sci. 30:555-562.
8. Gross, W. B., and H. S. Siegel. 1983. Evaluation of the heterophil/ lymphocyte ratio as a measure of stress in chickens. Avian Dis. 27:972-979.
9. Gross, W. B., and P. B. Siegel. 1986. Effects of initial and second periods of fasting on heterophil/lymphocyte ratios and body weight. Avian Dis. 30:345-346.
10. Hester, P. Y., M. A. Schreiweis, J. I. Orban, H. Mazzuco, M. N. Kopka, M. C. Ledur, and D. E. Moody. 2004. Assessing bone mineral density in vivo: Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Poult. Sci. 83:215-221.
11. Hetland, H., B. Svihus, S. Lervik, and R. Moe. 2003. Effect of feed structure on performance and welfare in laying hens housed in conventional and furnished cages. Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. A. 53:92-100.
12. Hughes, B. O. 1983. Conventional and shallow cages: A summary of research from welfare and production aspects. World's Poult. Sci. J. 39:218-228.
13. Hy-Line. 2003-2005. Hy-Line W-36 Commercial Management Guide. Hy-Line Int., West Des Moines, IA.
14. Lay, D. C., and M. E. Wilson. 2002. Development of the chicken as a model for prenatal stress. J. Anim. Sci. 80:1954-1961.
15. Mazzuco, H., and P. Y. Hester. 2005. The effect of an induced molt and a second cycle of lay on skeletal integrity of White Leghorns. Poult. Sci. 84:771-781.
16. McCoy, M. A., G. A. C. Reilly, and D. J. Kilpatrick. 1996. Density and breaking strength of bones of mortalities among caged layers. Res. Vet. Sci. 60:185-186.
17. McFarlane, J. M., and S. E. Curtis. 1989. Multiple concurrent stressors in chicks. 3. Effects on plasma corticosterone and the heterophil:lymphocyte ratio. Poult. Sci. 68:522-527.
18. Moberg, G. P. 2000. Biological responses to stress; implications for animal welfare. Pages 1-21 in The Biology of Animal Stress. G. P. Moberg and J. A. Menchm ed. CABI, Wallingford, UK.
19. Montgomery, D. C. 2005. Design and Analysis of Experiments. 6th ed. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ.
20. Mumma, J. O., J. P. Thaxton, Y. Vizzier-Thaxton, and W. L. Dodson. 2006. Physiological stress in laying hens. Poult. Sci. 85:761-769.
21. Puvadolpirod, S., and J. P. Thaxton. 2000. Model of physiological stress in chickens 1. Response parameters. Poult. Sci. 79:363-369.
22. Ramos, N. C., K. E. Anderson, and A. W. Adams. 1986. Effects of type of cage partition, cage shape, and bird density on productivity and well-being of layers. Poult. Sci. 65:2023-2028.
23. Schreiweis, M. A., J. I. Orban, M. C. Ledur, and P. Y. Hester. 2003.The use of densitometry to detect differences in bone mineral density and content of live White Leghorns fed varying levels of dietary calcium. Poult. Sci. 82:1292-1301.
24. Schreiweis, M. A., J. I. Orban, M. C. Ledur, D. E. Moody, and P. Y. Hester. 2005. Validation of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in live White Leghorns. Poult. Sci. 84:91-99.
25. Siegel, H. S. 1995. Stress, strains and resistance. Br. Poult. Sci. 36:3-22.
26. Thogerson, C. M., P. Y. Hester, J. A. Mench, R. C. Newberry, E. A. Pajor, and J. P. Garner. 2009. The effect of feeder space allocation on behavior of Hy-Line W-36 hens housed in conventional cages. Poult. Sci 88:1544-1552.