Table 3.
Survival rate, laying rate, daily consumption, and daily gain of laying hens raised under different conditions
| Performance | Survival rate (%) | Average laying rate (%) | Average daily consumption (g/per hen) | Average daily gain (g/per hen) |
| Free range | ||||
| C | 91.67±2.80 | 39.10±2.83a | 99.30±3.17a | 2.86±0.14 |
| T | 94.05±2.04* A | 44.21±2.57* A | 96.77±2.13A | 2.95±0.12 |
| Low density | ||||
| C | 95.37±1.96a | 53.49±1.78b | 87.73±1.65b | 3.16±0.09 |
| T | 98.53±1.28* B | 57.62±1.10* B | 85.11±2.89B | 3.17±0.12 |
| High density | ||||
| C | 92.13±3.07 | 51.02±3.26ab | 85.91±2.39b | 3.27±0.15 |
| T | 96.76±1.61* AB | 54.30±1.89AB | 84.45±2.25B | 3.32±0.08 |
Data are presented as the mean±SEM (n=10). C: control; T: taurine treatment. Superscripts not sharing a common letter in a column differ significantly (small letters for control groups and capital letters for treatment groups; P<0.05)
*
Significant difference between control and treatment groups in the same rearing pattern (P<0.05)