
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Balnave, D 
T1  - The influence of body weight at point-of-lay on the production responses of restricted-reared pullets
JF  - Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
JO  - Aust. J.  Agric. Res.
Y1  - 1984
VL  - 35
IS  - 6
SP  - 845
EP  - 849
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9840845 
N2  - 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. 
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