History, changing scenarios and future strategies to induce moulting in laying hens

M Yousaf, AS Chaudhry - World's Poultry Science Journal, 2008 - cambridge.org
Moulting is a natural phenomenon in birds during which they replace old plumage with new
feathers, reduce feed intake, lose body weight and suspend reproduction. Moulting in laying …

[PDF][PDF] Pre and post-moult productive efficiency in four varieties of indigenous Aseel chicken during different production cycles.

Z Ahmad, AW Sahota, M Akram, A Khalique… - JAPS: Journal of …, 2014 - thejaps.org.pk
The objective of current study was to assess the effect of moulting on productive efficiency in
Aseel chickens at different phases of age. A total of 168 hens, 42 from each of four varieties …

[PDF][PDF] Modelling growth of dual-purpose Sasso hens in the tropics using different algorithms

A Yakubu, J Madaki - Journal of Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2017 - researchgate.net
Poultry production is one of the best available sources for the production of high biological
value animal protein in terms of eggs and meat. The performance of laying hens kept in the …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of Dietary Protein and Energy Level on Proximate Composition of Breast and Thigh Meat in White Leghorn Layers at Molt and Post Molt Production …

S Javaid, MI Anjum, M Akram - Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 2012 - academia.edu
Poultry meat being a high quality animal protein source plays significant role in maintaining
the health and nutrition of the people (Shahzad et al., 2011). Along with broilers, 35.4 million …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of induced molting in male and female line broiler breeder hens by zinc oxide and feed withdrawal methods on post molt performance parameters

K Reddy, V Malathi, BSV Reddy - International Journal of Poultry Science, 2008 - Citeseer
A study was conducted to evaluate zinc oxide and total feed withdrawal techniques to
induce moulting in two heavy breeds viz., Red Cornish (male line) and White Plymouth …

[PDF][PDF] Production performance of Aseel chicken under free range, semi-intensive and confinement rearing systems.

MS Rehman, A Mahmud, S Mehmood, TN Pasha… - 2016 - thejaps.org.pk
An experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of 3 different rearing systems [free
range (FR), semi-intensive (SI), and confinement (CF)] on productive production …

Response of laying hens to dietary ginger (Zingiber officinale) rhizome powder supplementation pre-and post moulting

CC Ogbu, S Ndifereke, NN Ogbu - Nigerian Journal of Animal …, 2022 - njap.org.ng
Induced moulting in hens generate enormous physiological stress which compromises
health, post moult performance, and food safety. To minimize moulting stress and mitigate its …

Effect of age and body weight at molting on the performance of broiler breeder hens under environmental control houses in Pakistan.

HM Malik, F Ahmad - Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 2008 - search.ebscohost.com
In the present study, 2700 broiler breeder hens of Arbor Acre strain were divided into 27
experimental units (100 each) and allotted to nine treatments randomly having three …

[HTML][HTML] Tomato pomace and safflower meal as ingredients in non-feed-removal molt diets

DS Patwardhan, AJ King, A Mireles - Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 2011 - Elsevier
In California, where more than 90% of processed tomatoes in the United States are
produced and 50% of the US production of safflower seeds is grown, there is an abundance …

Effect of different housing system on the performance, bone mineral density and yolk fatty acid composition in laying hen

MR Hassan, S Sultana, HS Choe… - Korean Journal of Poultry …, 2012 - koreascience.kr
Different housing systems have considerable influence on performance in poultry
production. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to investigate the impact of different …