The researchers evaluated egg production, feed consumption, mortality rates, egg quality and overall hen performance.
Among the brown, cage-free housed birds, the Bovans demonstrated the highest FCR at 0.469. The Bovans laid the most eggs per hen housed at 456.68 with a 77.66% hen-day production rate, with a high mortality ratee of 2.31%.
The Bovans achieved the highest egg income at US$100.14 per hen and had the lowest feed cost at US$26.91.
Source: WattPoultry
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