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. 2015 Jan 28;94(3):485–501. doi: 10.3382/ps/peu078

Table 3.

Changes in calculated nutrient and energy intake (g/100/hens/day) for laying hens housed in cage-free aviary housing at a commercial facility over 15 production periods.

Calculated Nutrient and Energy Intake (g/100/hens/day)
Production Period1 Week2 Protein Fat Crude Fiber Ca P aP3 Na Cl ME, kcal/kg Lys Met Met/Cys
1 20 1141.46 366.20 136.97 227.01 36.27 29.44 11.53 11.47 17747.04 59.51 28.16 46.33
1 21 1652.60 634.07 190.09 403.82 52.26 42.91 17.99 18.42 25572.13 87.67 44.74 70.68
1 22 1938.26 729.64 223.97 472.12 61.27 50.23 21.07 21.72 30078.38 102.46 52.12 82.66
2 23 1701.25 526.72 207.58 414.88 53.06 42.96 18.10 19.53 27473.79 88.31 43.63 71.16
2 24 1803.72 538.43 222.76 437.60 56.22 45.40 19.13 20.58 29384.02 93.32 45.85 75.24
2 25 1775.27 478.79 226.08 424.90 55.23 44.29 18.68 19.92 29573.48 91.05 44.08 73.50
2 26 1755.15 467.99 222.71 420.95 54.58 43.80 19.35 21.15 29260.90 90.00 43.64 72.69
3 27 1683.22 441.94 212.55 404.82 52.30 42.02 19.69 22.14 28090.59 86.29 41.92 69.74
3 28 1769.98 460.98 235.31 423.52 55.00 43.75 19.31 22.49 30064.94 90.71 43.35 73.27
3 29 1650.27 428.91 222.22 394.36 51.28 40.69 17.67 20.78 28157.70 84.57 40.24 68.30
3 30 1758.84 459.07 228.41 421.88 54.57 43.86 20.47 22.84 29257.20 90.20 43.67 72.74
4 31 1686.41 436.70 227.02 403.09 52.23 41.99 19.49 21.53 27931.31 86.52 41.70 69.57
4 32 1801.26 466.45 242.49 430.54 55.78 44.85 20.81 23.00 29833.63 92.42 44.54 74.31
4 33 1778.60 460.58 239.44 425.13 55.08 44.29 20.55 22.71 29458.30 91.25 43.98 73.37
4 34 1778.22 460.48 239.38 425.03 55.07 44.28 20.55 22.71 29451.87 91.23 43.97 73.36
5 35 1787.32 478.45 248.59 426.32 56.10 44.42 20.63 24.27 29925.15 91.86 44.38 74.04
5 36 1752.84 494.41 267.59 416.29 56.79 43.52 20.17 25.26 30184.21 90.54 43.73 73.24
5 37 1774.21 500.44 270.85 421.37 57.48 44.05 20.41 25.57 30552.17 91.64 44.26 74.13
5 38 1753.90 494.71 267.75 416.54 56.82 43.54 20.18 25.28 30202.47 90.59 43.76 73.28
6 39 1718.54 484.74 262.35 408.15 55.68 42.67 19.77 24.77 29593.53 88.77 42.88 71.81
6 40 1721.31 497.78 263.90 419.95 55.78 43.34 19.79 24.23 29670.25 88.54 41.67 70.70
6 41 1813.74 538.92 274.84 446.20 58.04 45.60 20.93 24.59 31259.11 92.23 42.10 72.77
6 42 1749.85 538.68 267.53 429.65 55.61 43.77 20.84 25.12 30982.43 88.96 40.37 70.20
7 43 1731.57 518.12 262.85 425.82 55.34 43.49 20.10 23.75 30001.93 88.05 40.15 69.47
7 44 1761.70 516.23 266.04 433.72 56.53 44.38 20.07 23.35 30044.43 89.60 40.99 70.68
7 45 1712.78 503.84 258.57 422.81 55.04 43.23 19.57 22.82 29293.11 87.22 39.99 68.84
7 46 1784.14 529.92 269.12 443.42 57.56 45.25 20.52 24.08 30731.33 91.15 42.01 72.03
8 47 1790.15 544.44 271.23 442.89 57.41 45.23 21.09 25.18 31349.14 91.32 41.85 72.11
8 48 1786.78 553.31 271.66 440.49 57.03 45.01 21.44 25.93 31689.90 91.04 41.53 71.84
8 49 1771.83 560.35 286.89 437.52 57.77 44.73 20.87 25.60 31824.58 90.03 40.64 70.98
8 50 1828.40 585.33 328.92 448.21 62.07 45.90 21.06 26.38 32914.61 92.03 41.10 72.91
9 51 1744.73 557.69 321.00 426.24 59.79 43.67 20.04 25.19 31315.53 87.56 39.08 69.53
9 52 1750.73 559.61 322.10 427.71 59.99 43.82 20.11 25.28 31423.36 87.86 39.21 69.77
9 53 1791.05 572.50 329.52 437.56 61.38 44.82 20.57 25.86 32146.89 89.88 40.11 71.38
9 54 1875.74 510.06 301.09 435.31 58.82 44.60 20.44 23.87 31938.03 89.69 38.42 70.65
10 55 1913.13 457.67 276.33 427.96 56.19 43.85 20.07 22.09 31366.33 88.37 36.67 69.20
10 56 1917.82 458.80 277.01 429.00 56.32 43.96 20.12 22.15 31443.18 88.59 36.76 69.36
10 57 1944.61 471.48 282.80 439.57 57.57 45.00 20.62 22.87 32269.42 90.58 37.89 71.00
10 58 1749.08 471.77 269.78 432.16 56.15 44.13 20.27 24.77 32048.08 88.15 39.10 69.34
11 59 1690.79 471.38 269.70 431.73 54.86 42.76 19.60 24.90 32037.91 86.37 37.76 67.29
11 60 1645.49 466.99 267.94 427.67 53.32 41.33 18.93 24.42 31748.29 84.23 36.29 65.19
11 61 1664.36 472.34 271.01 432.57 53.93 41.81 19.15 24.70 32112.22 85.20 36.71 65.94
11 62 1609.43 457.18 263.07 418.56 52.32 40.59 18.60 24.59 31058.11 82.80 35.58 63.78
12 63 1670.51 474.70 273.47 434.55 54.38 42.20 19.34 25.82 32239.13 86.11 36.97 66.21
12 64 1662.07 472.31 272.09 432.35 54.10 41.99 19.24 25.69 32076.35 85.68 36.78 65.87
12 65 1613.67 462.68 284.34 424.49 55.53 42.15 17.52 23.33 31421.25 83.68 36.29 64.66
12 66 1638.66 456.86 285.55 433.70 57.72 43.94 17.08 21.90 31202.86 85.33 37.38 65.92
13 67 1698.43 461.60 282.09 448.77 59.09 45.60 17.84 22.30 31661.69 88.42 38.80 68.12
13 68 1716.67 466.55 285.12 487.79 59.73 54.46 18.03 22.54 32001.79 89.37 39.22 68.86
13 69 1748.05 475.08 290.33 503.15 60.82 57.26 18.36 22.95 32586.70 91.00 39.93 70.11
13 70 1778.30 481.42 305.85 496.96 62.89 54.76 18.68 23.35 32881.82 92.43 40.64 71.34
14 71 1672.73 469.80 303.32 453.74 59.40 47.63 17.31 22.68 32154.85 87.16 38.05 67.41
14 72 1615.99 461.04 297.77 426.47 57.32 42.71 16.62 22.19 31602.78 84.31 36.69 65.24
14 73 1619.57 462.06 298.43 427.41 57.45 42.81 16.65 22.24 31672.77 84.50 36.77 65.39
14 74 1670.06 462.56 289.07 442.55 58.63 44.66 17.34 22.30 31791.93 86.97 38.09 67.17
15 75 1689.39 457.86 278.92 448.98 58.87 45.54 17.66 22.10 31532.36 87.86 38.66 67.76
15 76 1696.51 463.59 282.58 455.84 58.79 45.36 17.95 22.46 32010.22 88.39 38.18 67.51
15 77 1640.13 457.70 279.43 453.12 56.00 42.92 17.88 22.35 31810.42 85.84 35.32 63.93
1

A production period consisted of 28 days.

2

Hen age.

3

aP - Available phosphorus.