THE INFLUENCE OF PULLET BODY WEIGHT ON EGG NUMBER AND EGG WEIGHT

摘要

In poultry industry major thrust was given to increased egg production with relatively less emphasis on individual pullet body weight. The functional relationship of body weight with egg weight cannot be ignored while marketing eggs on weight basis. The optimum body weight for satisfactory egg number and egg weight is of great relevance in the economy of layer farming. Hence, the effect of low, medium and heavy body weight of pullets on egg production was studied.