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5.6 Egg production at high temperatures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

A. Marsden  and
T. R. Morris
T. R. Morris
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Department of Agriculture and Horticulture, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Reading, RG6 2AT
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It is generally recognized that at high temperatures egg production is reduced. Although Hutchinson (1954) reported that hens will lay at 44°C, the highest constant temperature under which laying hens have been kept under research conditions is 38°C for 8 weeks (Smith and Oliver, 1972a). Both feed intake and egg output were greatly depressed and at the end of the experiment the hens were reported to be “approaching death” (Smith, 1970).

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Intensive Production of Non-Ruminants
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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 4: Intensive Animal Production in Developing Countries , January 1981 , pp. 299 - 310
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1981

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