Table 2.
The effects of different level of energy and nutrient density on growth performance and egg production in laying hens1

Items CON TRT1 TRT2 TRT3 SEM2 P value
Growing
BW (g) 1,583 1,616 1,655 1,641 0.52 0.6023
ADFI (g) 80.92 81.14 80.13 80.11 0.59 0.5436
Pre-peak (11 week)
BW (g) 1,809 1,788 1,813 1,805 1.30 0.6023
ADFI (g) 89.64 92.49 89.53 91.82 1.06 0.1812
Egg production, % 70.07 67.43 68.89 62.15 3.67 0.6037
Egg weight, g 48.23 49.95 48.63 50.56 1.22 0.9596
FCR  3.053  3.368  3.150  3.094  0.173 0.4081
Peak (15 week)
BW (g) 1,889 1,840 1,864 1,887 1.35 0.6023
ADFI (g) 96.50 97.50 97.39 97.92 0.64 0.4111
Egg production (%) 90.72 93.84 93.37 89.77 2.52 0.6037
Egg weight (g) 53.56 53.93 53.89 53.94 0.58 0.4596
FCR  1.898  1.840  1.879  1.938  0.056 0.6782
Abbreviation: 1-7 weeks - CON, TRT1, TRT2, TRT3, CP: 14.5% (M+C: 0.56)/ ME: 2,710; 7-13 weeks - CON, CP: 14.5% (M+C: 0.56)/ ME: 2,710; TRT1, CP: 19% (M+C: 0.85)/ ME: 2,850; TRT2, CP: 19% (M+C: 0.85)/ ME: 2,870; TRT3, CP: 19% (M+C: 0.85)/ ME: 2,890; 13-15 weeks - CON, TRT1, TRT2, TRT3, CP: 18% (M+C: 0.80)/ ME: 2,850.
Standard error of means.