The relationship of molted primaries of commercial layers to first egg after molt.
The number of primary feathers molted was observed when hens were force molted in two separate experiments. The number of days required for the hens to return to production was directly related (r = .98, Experiment 2) to the number of primary feathers molted.
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000502:physiology*; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005241:Feathers / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D010058:Oviposition
D004044:Dietary Proteins