
%0 Journal Article
%A Balnave, D 
%T The influence of body weight at point-of-lay on the production responses of restricted-reared pullets
%J Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
%D 1984/12/01
%V 35
%N 6
%P 845-849
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9840845
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/AR9840845 
%X The food intake, age at sexual maturity, egg weight and daily egg mass output of pullets fed on a time restriction basis during growth were significantly influenced by body weight at 21 weeks of age. Egg production was not affected significantly when 21-week body weight varied between 1.3 and 1.8 kg. It is suggested that one of the major factors influencing the performance of a pullet flock during lay is the number of birds of abnormally low body weight present at the end of the growing period. 
