Parameters

Genotypes

GF

HR

TL

PK

SEM

P-values

DM intake (g/hen/d)

85^d

114^b

103^c

137^a

3.1

0.0001

Initial body weight (g)

1238^c

1301^b

1279^c

1693^a

14.6

0.0001

Final body weight (g)

1641^c

1983^b

1671^c

2490^a

35.3

0.0001

Body weight change (g/hen)

404^c

682^b

392^c

798^a

33.5

0.0001

Body weight gain (g/hen/d)

1.92^c

3.24^b

1.86^c

3.79^a

0.150

0.0001

Point of lay (weeks)

23.3^a

19.0^c

19.0^c

21.0^b

0.16

0.0001

Peak production age (weeks)

30.0^a

24.0^b

22.3^b

31.3^a

0.62

0.0001

Hen-day egg production (%)

53.8^bc

54.9^b

47.1^c

66.9^a

2.33

0.0022

Egg mass (g/hen/day)

18.9^c

23.6^b

19.7^c

31.1^a

1.04

0.0001

Total egg number/hen*

71^d

101^b

75^c

121^a

0.5

0.0001

FCR (g feed DM/g egg)

2.43^b

2.64^b

2.47^b

2.94^a

0.070

0.0040

Mortality rate (%)

6.7^b

8.9^b

22.2^a

11.1^b

2.71

0.0150