Table 6.
Frequency of flock characteristics for 33 pullet flocks placed between May and November 2017 according to housing system (cage n = 14, single-tier n = 11, multi-tier n = 8) in Canada.
| Variable | Cage | Single-Tier | Multi-Tier | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Feather colour | ||||||
| Brown | 2 | 16.7 | 7 | 63.6 | 4 | 50.0 |
| White | 10 | 83.3 | 4 | 36.4 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Breed | ||||||
| Dekalb White | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 |
| Hisex Brown | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| H&N Nick Chick | 2 | 18.2 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hy-line Brown | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ISA Brown | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lohmann Brown Classic | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 16.7 |
| Lohmann Brown Lite | 1 | 9.1 | 2 | 18.2 | 2 | 33.3 |
| Lohmann LSL Lite | 5 | 45.5 | 3 | 27.3 | 1 | 16.7 |
| Novogen | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Shaver | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |