TY  - JOUR
TI  - Comparison of performance parameters, stress, and immunity levels of native and
commercial layers reared in different cage densities in Turkey
AB  - In this study, production performance, stress, and immunity levels of native Turkish and imported commercial laying hens
were investigated in two different cage densities. In the trial, a total of 06 groups were formed by using two different cage densities
(312.50 and 468.75 cm2
/hen) on each of 03 different laying hen hybrids of Isa Brown (IB), Atak-S (A-S) and Novogen White (NW).
The trial was carried out with 09 replicates in each group having 10 birds per replicate making 540 birds in total. Water and feed were
provided as ad libitum. It was found that the native hybrid showed lower performance in comparison to the foreign hybrids in terms
of production performance such as egg production (EP), feed consumption (FC) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) (p < 0.01), while its
growth variables such as livability (L) and body weight (BW) were higher. In terms of stress and immunity levels, the native hybrid
showed similar values to those of the brown foreign hybrid, while the stress levels were lower and immunity levels were higher in the
white laying hens (p < 0.001). It was observed that the yield characteristics and stress levels were affected negatively in higher cage
density (p < 0.01), while immunity levels were not affected (p > 0.05). It was concluded that the yield characteristics of the native hybrid
were relatively lower in comparison to those of the foreign hybrids, while its stress and immunity levels were similar, and cage density
decreased yield, increased stress and did not significantly affect immunity levels.
AU  - YILDIZ, AHMET
AU  - OZENTÜRK, UGUR
DO  - 10.3906/vet-2012-91
PY  - 2021
JO  - Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
VL  - 45
IS  - 6
SN  - 1300-0128
SP  - 1052
EP  - 1064
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/519257
ER  -