Evaluation of nonfeed removal methods for molting programs

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate several nonfeed removal methods compared with feed removal for induced molting of laying hens. An experi-ment was conducted using 576 Dekalb White hens (69 wk of age) randomly assigned to 1 of 8 dietary treatments. Two of these treatments consisted of feed removal for 10 d followed by ad libitum access to a 16 % CP, corn-soybean meal diet or a 94 % corn diet for 18 d. The other 6 treat-ments provided ad libitum access for 28 d to diets con