Optimization of dietary energy intake to minimize egg production during market crises in White Leghorn laying hens

Summary: Two feeding trials were conducted to stall the egg production (EP) in laying hens during a lean phase of the market demand for eggs through dietary modulations. For this, 1,000 and 1,200 commercial White Leghorn laying hens (BV 300, Babcock) of 71 and 81 weeks of age (experiments 1 and 2, r...

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Published in:	Journal of Applied Poultry Research
Main Authors:	V. Rama Rao S․, Nagaraja Kumari K․, Shyam Sunder Paul, Prakash Bhukya, M.V.L.N. Raju, Santosh Phani Kumar P․, Shiva Krishna T․
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-06-01
Subjects:	energy intake immune response regulating egg production
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056617125000030