Table 1.
Survival rate, body weights and egg production of White Leghorns kept in conventional cages and floor-pens

Housing types Survival rate from 34 to 43 wks (%) Body weight (g) Weight gain from 30 to 40 wks (g) Ave. hen-day egg production from 34 to 43wks (%)
30 wks 40 wks
Cages 99.3 1,393.8±150.4 1,572.7±137.4 178.9±106.8 80.7±5.9
Floor-pens 99.1 1,412.6±130.6 1,592.9±114.0 180.3±98.1 78.3±1.8
P-values 0.6449 0.5850 0.9638 0.2596