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. 2020 Jan 29;6(2):192–197. doi: 10.1016/j.aninu.2019.12.003

Table 3.

One-way ANOVA analysis of 4 different sub groups1 obtained from a commercial free-range farm kept in net energy chambers (DM basis, MJ/kg).

Item ME NE
Treatment groups1 RL 13.80 9.77
RH 13.54 9.42
SL 13.54 9.27
SH 13.85 9.55
P-values RH × RL 0.172 0.094
RH × SH 0.109 0.519
RH × SL 0.988 0.404
RL × SL 0.168 0.024
SH × SL 0.106 0.171

ME = metabolizable energy; NE = net energy; DM = dry matter; RL = Rangers Light; RH = Rangers Heavy; SL = Stayers Light; SH = Stayers Heavy.

1

RL, hens with light BW which frequently access the range; RL, hens with heavy BW which frequently access the range; SL, hens with light BW which prefer to spend the majority of their time in the shed; SH, hens with heavy BW which prefer to spend the majority of their time in the shed, within a given free-range flock.