Table 3.
Effects of feeding strategies on production performance.
| Feeding strategy1 | Water intake (ml/b/d) | Water to feed ratio | Hen-day egg production (%) | Hatching eggs (#) | Abnormal shell eggs (%)2 | Dirty eggs (%) | Floor eggs (%) | Egg weight (g) | Mortality (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | 278.6 | 1.71 | 72.4 | 63.8 | 1.58 | 4.03 | 6.1 | 66.3 | 7.6 |
| TAD | 265.3 | 1.63 | 74.2 | 63.1 | 1.30 | 4.61 | 8.9 | 66.8 | 10.4 |
| SF | 265.0 | 1.63 | 74.5 | 64.8 | 1.51 | 4.21 | 7.1 | 66.2 | 5.4 |
| SEM | 4.21 | 0.026 | 0.64 | 1.51 | 0.142 | 0.553 | 1.89 | 0.23 | 1.54 |
| P-value | 0.055 | 0.054 | 0.063 | 0.73 | 0.39 | 0.75 | 0.57 | 0.23 | 0.098 |
1
CON = control diet once a day; TAD = twice-a-day feeding: control diet twice a day; SF = split-feeding: special morning and afternoon diets.
2
Abnormal shell eggs = cracked, soft shell and shell less eggs.