Abstract
Abstract ALTHOUGH a number of experiments (Scott and Payne, 1941; Whitson et al. 1944; Robblee and Clandinin, 1959; Jensen and McGinnis, 1961; and Mitchell et al. 1962) have been conducted on the feed intake of turkey breeder hens, none of the reports have included the individual hen feed consumption data during the reproductive period. Berg (1953) as cited by Kondra and Shoffner (1955) has reported that small but significant deleterious effects on egg production occurred with increasing body weight. A negative environmental correlation between March body weight and egg production was noted by McCartney (1962). In the present study individual feed consumption, body weight and egg production data were recorded to ascertain the variation of feed intake and to determine the relationship between feed intake, body weight and egg production of turkey breeder hens. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE Two (2) varieties of turkeys,3 Beltsville Small White (BSW) and Broad Breasted Bronze (BBB), were…
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