W-36 COMMERCIAL LAYERS

Management Guide
USE OF THE MANAGEMENT GUIDE
The genetic potential of Hy-Line W-36 Commercial can only be realized if good poultry husbandry practices and
management are used. This management guide outlines successful flock management programs for Hy-Line Variety W-36
Commercial based on field experience compiled by Hy-Line International and using an extensive commercial layer flock
database of Hy-Line flocks from all parts of the world. Hy-Line International Management Guides are periodically updated
as new performance data and/or nutrition information become available.

The information and suggestions contained in this management guide should be used for guidance and educational
purposes only, recognizing that local environmental and disease conditions may vary and a guide cannot cover all possible
circumstances. While every attempt has been made to ensure that the information presented is accurate and reliable at
the time of publication, Hy-Line International cannot accept responsibility for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies in such
information or management suggestions. Further, Hy-Line International does not warrant or make any representations or
guarantees regarding the use, validity, accuracy, or reliability of, or flock performance or productivity resulting from the
use of, or otherwise respecting, such information or management suggestions. In no event shall Hy-Line International be
liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or special damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection
with the use of the information or management suggestions contained in this management guide.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summary of Performance Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Midnight Feeding / Lighting Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Performance Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3 Heat Stress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Cage Brooding Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5 Water Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Lighting During Brooding Period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Air Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Drinking Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Calcium Particle Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Beak Treatment / Trimming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Feed Particle Size (Grist). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Growth and Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Vitamins and Trace Minerals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Rearing Body Weights, Feed Consumption Phase Feeding to Meet the W-36’s Nutritional Needs. . . . . 18
and Uniformity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Rearing Period Nutritional Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . 19
Space Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Transition Period from Rear to Peak Egg Production. . . . . 20
Transfer to Laying House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Production Period Nutritional Recommendations . . . . . . . 21
Enriched Cages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Dietary Nutrient Concentrations for Production Period. . . 22
Alternative Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Disease Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Vaccination Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Performance Graph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Management Events for Commercial Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Egg Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Good Lighting Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Egg Size Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25–26
Light Program for Light-Controlled Housing. . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Molting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Customized Lighting Programs for Open-Sided Housing. . 13
Feed Ingredient Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27–28
Use of Shades in Open-Sided Housing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Summary of Performance Standards

REARING PERIOD (TO 17 WEEKS):
Livability 97%

Feed Consumed 5.36–5.94 kg

Body Weight at 17 Weeks 1.19–1.25 kg

LAYING PERIOD (TO 100 WEEKS):

Percent Peak 95–97%
Hen-Day Eggs to 60 Weeks 256–264
Hen-Day Eggs to 90 Weeks 422–436
Hen-Day Eggs to 100 Weeks 471–487
Hen-Housed Eggs to 60 Weeks 252–260
Hen-Housed Eggs to 90 Weeks 411–424
Hen-Housed Eggs to 100 Weeks 456–472

Livability to 60 Weeks 97.1%

Livability to 100 Weeks 92.0%

Days to 50% Production (from hatch) 143 days

Average Egg Weight at 26 Weeks 54.7 g / egg
Average Egg Weight at 32 Weeks 58.5 g / egg
Average Egg Weight at 70 Weeks 63.3 g / egg
Average Egg Weight at 100 Weeks 63.8 g / egg
Total Egg Mass per Hen-Housed (18–100 weeks) 27.4–29.4 kg
Body Weight at 26 Weeks 1.48–1.54 kg
Body Weight at 32 Weeks 1.51–1.57 kg
Body Weight at 70 Weeks 1.55–1.61 kg
Body Weight at 100 Weeks 1.55–1.61 kg
Freedom From Egg Inclusions Excellent

Shell Strength Excellent

Haugh Units at 38 Weeks 91.4
Haugh Units at 56 Weeks 87.5
Haugh Units at 70 Weeks 86.0
Haugh Units at 80 Weeks 85.0
Average Daily Feed Consumption (18–100 weeks) 99.6 g / day per bird

Feed Conversion Rate, kg Feed/kg Eggs (20–60 weeks) 1.81–1.94

Feed Conversion Rate, kg Feed/kg Eggs (20–100 weeks) 1.93–2.08
Feed Utilization, kg Egg/kg Feed (20–60 weeks) 0.52–0.55
Feed Utilization, kg Egg/kg Feed (20–100 weeks) 0.48–0.52
Feed Consumption per 10 Eggs (20–60 weeks) 1.04–1.14 kg
Feed Consumption per 10 Eggs (20–100 weeks) 1.13–1.24 kg

Condition of Droppings Dry

Performance Summary data is based on results obtained from customers around the world.
Please send your results to [email protected]. An easy to use record-keeping program,
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Performance Tables
Rearing Period
BODY FEED CUMULATIVE WATER
AGE MORTALITY CONSUMP- UNIFORMITY
Cumulative WEIGHT INTAKE FEED INTAKE TION
(weeks) (%) (Cage)
(g) (g / bird per day) (g to date) (ml / bird/ day)
1 0.75 60 – 73 13–16 60 – 111 20 – 32
2 1.30 100 – 118 17–20 209 – 253 25 – 41 >85%
3 1.55 150 – 181 22–26 360 – 438 33 – 53
4 1.66 200 – 259 29–34 560 – 673 43 – 67
5 1.77 290 – 349 34–38 798 – 940 51 – 76
6 1.88 372 – 440 39–43 1074 – 1242 59 – 86
7 1.99 472 – 531 43–47 1373 – 1569 64 – 93
8 2.10 549 – 621 46–51 1695 – 1927 69 – 102 >80%
9 2.15 649 – 721 50–55 2047 – 2311 76 – 110
10 2.20 739 – 812 54–58 2423 – 2717 80 – 116
11 2.25 830 – 894 55–60 2810 – 3135 83 – 119
12 2.30 921 – 971 56–61 3204 – 3564 84 – 123
13 2.35 980 – 1039 58–64 3613 – 4013 87 – 128
14 2.40 1039 – 1111 59–66 4027 – 4475 89 – 132
>85%
15 2.45 1102 – 1161 61–68 4453 – 4948 91 – 135
16 2.50 1152 – 1211 64–69 4898 – 5431 95 – 138
17 2.55 1188 – 1252 67–72 5366 – 5936 100 – 144 >90%

Laying Period
HEN- MORT- WATER AVG.
% HEN- HEN-DAY HOUSED ALITY BODY FEED CONSUMP- HEN-HOUSED EGG
AGE DAY EGGS EGGS Cumulative WEIGHT INTAKE TION1 EGG MASS WEIGHT2
(weeks) Current Cumulative Cumulative (%) (kg) (g / bird / day) (ml / bird / day) Cumulative (kg) (g / egg)
18 2–3 0.1 – 0.2 0.1 – 0.2 0.1 1.23–1.30 63 – 74 95 – 148 0.01 – 0.01 44.2
19 15 – 22 1.2 – 1.8 1.2 – 1.7 0.1 1.27–1.37 68 – 77 102 – 155 0.06 – 0.09 45.0
20 35 – 50 3.6 – 5.3 3.6 – 5.2 0.1 1.32–1.43 73 – 80 109 – 161 0.2 – 0.3 45.9
21 60 – 67 7.8 – 9.9 7.8 – 9.9 0.2 1.38–1.47 76 – 84 114 – 169 0.4 – 0.5 48.0
22 80 – 84 13.4 – 15.8 13.4 – 15.8 0.2 1.41–1.49 80 – 88 120 – 177 0.6 – 0.8 49.8
23 88 – 92 19.6 – 22.3 19.6 – 22.2 0.3 1.43–1.50 85 – 93 128 – 186 0.9 – 1.1 51.3
24 91 – 94 26.0 – 28.9 25.9 – 28.8 0.4 1.45–1.51 89 – 96 134 – 192 1.3 – 1.5 52.6
25 93 – 95 32.5 – 35.5 32.4 – 35.4 0.5 1.47–1.53 93 – 99 139 – 197 1.6 – 1.8 53.7
26 94 – 96 39.1 – 42.2 39.0 – 42.1 0.5 1.48–1.54 94 – 101 142 – 202 2.0 – 2.2 54.7
27 95 – 96 45.7 – 49.0 45.6 – 48.8 0.6 1.48–1.55 96 – 102 143 – 205 2.3 – 2.6 55.5
28 95 – 96 52.4 – 55.7 52.1 – 55.5 0.6 1.49–1.55 96 – 103 144 – 205 2.7 – 3.0 56.3
29 95 – 97 59.0 – 62.5 58.7 – 62.2 0.7 1.50–1.56 97 – 103 145 – 206 3.1 – 3.4 57.0
30 95 – 97 65.6 – 69.2 65.3 – 68.9 0.7 1.50–1.56 97 – 103 146 – 206 3.4 – 3.8 57.6
31 95 – 97 72.3 – 76.0 71.9 – 75.6 0.8 1.51–1.57 97 – 103 146 – 207 3.8 – 4.1 58.1
32 95 – 96 78.9 – 82.7 78.5 – 82.3 0.9 1.51–1.57 98 – 104 146 – 207 4.2 – 4.5 58.5
33 94 – 96 85.5 – 89.5 85.0 – 89.0 0.9 1.52–1.58 98 – 104 147 – 208 4.6 – 4.9 59.0
34 94 – 96 92.1 – 96.2 91.5 – 95.6 1.0 1.52–1.58 98 – 104 147 – 208 4.9 – 5.4 59.3
35 94 – 95 98.7 – 102.9 98.1 – 102.2 1.0 1.53–1.59 98 – 104 147 – 209 5.3 – 5.8 59.7
36 94 – 95 105.2 – 109.5 104.6 – 108.8 1.1 1.53–1.59 98 – 105 147 – 209 5.7 – 6.2 60.0
37 93 – 95 111.8 – 116.2 111.0 – 115.4 1.1 1.53–1.59 98 – 105 147 – 209 6.1 – 6.6 60.3
38 93 – 95 118.3 – 122.8 117.5 – 122.0 1.2 1.54–1.60 98 – 105 147 – 209 6.5 – 7.0 60.5
39 93 – 95 124.8 – 129.5 123.9 – 128.5 1.3 1.54–1.60 98 – 105 148 – 209 6.8 – 7.4 60.7
40 93 – 94 131.3 – 136.1 130.3 – 135.0 1.3 1.54–1.60 99 – 105 148 – 209 7.2 – 7.8 60.9
41 92 – 94 137.7 – 142.7 136.6 – 141.5 1.4 1.54–1.60 99 – 105 148 – 209 7.6 – 8.2 61.1
42 92 – 94 144.2 – 149.2 143.0 – 148.0 1.5 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 8.0 – 8.6 61.3
43 92 – 93 150.6 – 155.8 149.3 – 154.4 1.6 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 8.4 – 9.0 61.5
44 91 – 93 156.9 – 162.3 155.5 – 160.9 1.6 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 8.7 –9.4 61.6
45 91 – 93 163.3 – 168.8 161.8 – 167.2 1.7 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 9.1 –9.8 61.8
46 90 – 92 169.6 – 175.2 168.0 – 173.6 1.8 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 9.5 – 10.2 61.9
47 90 – 92 175.9 – 181.7 174.2 – 179.9 1.9 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 9.9 – 10.6 62.0
48 90 – 92 182.2 – 188.1 180.4 – 186.2 1.9 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 10.3 – 11.0 62.1
1
The chart shows an expected range of feed and water consumption at normal environmental temperatures of 21–27°C. As the environmental temperature
increases above this range, water consumption may increase up to double the amounts shown.
2
Egg weights after 40 weeks of age assume phase feeding of protein to limit egg size.

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Performance Tables (continued)

HEN- MORT- WATER AVG.
% HEN- HEN-DAY HOUSED ALITY BODY FEED CONSUMP- HEN-HOUSED EGG
AGE DAY EGGS EGGS Cumulative WEIGHT INTAKE TION1 EGG MASS WEIGHT2
(weeks) Current Cumulative Cumulative (%) (kg) (g / bird / day) (ml / bird / day) Cumulative (kg) (g / egg)
49 90 – 92 188.5 – 194.5 186.5 – 192.5 2.0 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 10.6 – 11.4 62.2
50 89 – 91 194.7 – 200.9 192.6 – 198.8 2.1 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 11.0 – 11.8 62.3
51 89 – 91 200.9 – 207.3 198.7 – 205.0 2.2 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 11.4 – 12.2 62.4
52 89 – 91 207.2 – 213.7 204.8 – 211.2 2.2 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 11.7 – 12.6 62.5
53 88 – 91 213.4 – 220.0 210.8 – 217.4 2.3 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 12.1 – 13.0 62.5
54 88 – 90 219.5 – 226.3 216.8 – 223.6 2.4 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 12.5 – 13.4 62.6
55 88 – 90 225.6 – 232.6 222.8 – 229.8 2.5 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 12.9 – 13.8 62.7
56 87 – 90 231.8 – 238.9 228.8 – 235.9 2.6 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 13.2 – 14.2 62.7
57 87 – 89 237.8 – 245.1 234.7 – 241.9 2.7 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 13.6 – 14.6 62.8
58 87 – 89 243.9 – 251.3 240.6 – 248.0 2.8 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 13.9 – 14.9 62.9
59 86 – 88 249.9 – 257.5 246.5 – 254.0 2.8 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 14.3 – 15.3 62.9
60 86 – 88 256.0 – 263.7 252.3 – 259.9 2.9 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 14.7 – 15.7 63.0
61 86 – 88 261.9 – 269.8 258.1 – 265.9 3.0 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 15.0 – 16.1 63.0
62 85 – 88 267.9 – 276.0 263.9 – 271.9 3.1 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 15.4 – 16.5 63.0
63 85 – 87 273.9 – 282.1 269.6 – 277.8 3.2 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 15.7 – 16.9 63.1
64 85 – 87 279.8 – 288.1 275.4 – 283.6 3.3 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 16.1 – 17.2 63.1
65 84 – 86 285.7 – 294.2 281.1 – 289.5 3.4 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 16.4 – 17.6 63.2
66 84 – 86 291.5 – 300.2 286.7 – 295.3 3.5 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 16.8 – 18.0 63.2
67 83 – 85 297.3 – 306.2 292.3 – 301.0 3.6 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 17.1 – 18.4 63.2
68 83 – 85 303.1 – 312.1 297.9 – 306.8 3.7 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 17.5 – 18.7 63.3
69 82 – 85 308.9 – 318.1 303.4 – 312.5 3.8 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 17.8 – 19.1 63.3
70 82 – 84 314.6 – 324.0 308.9 – 318.1 3.9 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 18.2 – 19.5 63.3
71 81 – 84 320.3 – 329.8 314.4 – 323.8 4.0 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 18.5 – 19.8 63.3
72 81 – 83 325.9 – 335.7 319.8 – 329.4 4.0 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 18.8 – 20.2 63.4
73 80 – 83 331.6 – 341.5 325.2 – 335.0 4.1 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 19.2 – 20.5 63.4
74 80 – 83 337.2 – 347.3 330.6 – 340.5 4.2 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 19.5 – 20.9 63.4
75 80 – 82 342.7 – 353.0 335.9 – 346.0 4.3 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 19.8 – 21.3 63.4
76 79 – 82 348.3 – 358.8 341.2 – 351.5 4.3 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 20.2 – 21.6 63.5
77 79 – 81 353.8 – 364.5 346.5 – 357.0 4.4 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 20.5 – 22.0 63.5
78 78 – 81 359.3 – 370.2 351.7 – 362.4 4.6 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 20.8 – 22.3 63.5
79 78 – 81 364.7 – 375.8 356.9 – 367.8 4.6 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 21.2 – 22.7 63.5
80 77 – 80 370.1 – 381.4 362.0 – 373.1 4.7 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 21.5 – 23.0 63.5
81 77 – 80 375.5 – 387.0 367.1 – 378.4 4.9 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 21.8 – 23.4 63.5
82 76 – 79 380.8 – 392.6 372.2 – 383.7 5.0 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 22.1 – 23.7 63.6
83 76 – 79 386.1 – 398.1 377.2 – 388.9 5.2 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 22.4 – 24.0 63.6
84 75 – 78 391.4 – 403.6 382.2 – 394.1 5.3 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 22.7 – 24.4 63.6
85 75 – 78 396.6 – 409.0 387.1 – 399.3 5.5 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 23.0 – 24.7 63.6
86 74 – 77 401.8 – 414.4 392.0 – 404.4 5.6 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 23.3 – 25.0 63.6
87 74 – 77 406.9 – 419.8 396.9 – 409.4 5.8 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 23.6 – 25.4 63.6
88 73 – 76 412.1 – 425.1 401.7 – 414.5 6.0 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 23.9 – 25.7 63.6
89 73 – 76 417.1 – 430.4 406.5 – 419.5 6.1 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 24.2 – 26.0 63.7
90 72 – 75 422.2 – 435.7 411.2 – 424.4 6.3 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 24.5 – 26.3 63.7
91 72 – 75 427.2 – 440.9 415.9 – 429.3 6.5 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 24.8 – 26.7 63.7
92 71 – 74 432.2 – 446.1 420.6 – 434.1 6.7 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 25.1 – 27.0 63.7
93 71 – 74 437.1 – 451.3 425.2 – 439.0 6.8 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 25.4 – 27.3 63.7
94 70 – 73 442.0 – 456.4 429.7 – 443.7 7.0 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 25.7 – 27.6 63.7
95 70 – 73 446.9 – 461.5 434.3 – 448.5 7.2 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 26.0 – 27.9 63.7
96 69 – 72 451.8 – 466.6 438.7 – 453.1 7.4 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 26.3 – 28.2 63.7
97 69 – 72 456.6 – 471.6 443.2 – 457.8 7.6 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 26.5 – 28.5 63.7
98 68 – 71 461.3 – 476.6 447.6 – 462.4 7.8 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 26.8 – 28.8 63.7
99 68 – 71 466.1 – 481.6 451.9 – 466.9 7.9 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 27.1 – 29.1 63.7
100 67 – 70 470.8 – 486.5 456.3 – 471.5 8.0 1.55–1.61 99 – 105 148 – 209 27.4 – 29.4 63.8

• For more information on single-cycle management, see the “Managing the Hy-Line W-36 Commercial Layer in a Single
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Cage Brooding Recommendations

Transportation to the Farm
• Use a truck designed for transportation of chicks from hatchery to farm.
• Truck should be environmentally controlled, maintaining 26–29°C at 70% relative humidity (measured inside chick box);
with a minimum air flow of 0.7 m3 per minute.
• Provide space between stacks of chick boxes for air flow.

Chick Placement
• Unload boxes quickly and gently place chicks in brooding area.
• Brood chicks in groups from similar aged breeder flocks.
• Start chicks in upper tiered cages which are usually warmer and brighter. Ensure there are no shadows on drinkers
(30–50 lux at the level of the nipple).
• Chicks from young breeder flocks should be placed in warmer and brighter areas of the house.

House Preparation before Arrival of Chicks

• Brooder house should be completely cleaned and disinfected well in advance of chick delivery. Confirm effectiveness of
cleaning and disinfection with environmental swabs.
• Allow 2 weeks minimum downtime between flocks.
• For more information on house preparation and brooding management, see the “Growing Management of Commercial
Pullets” technical update at www.hyline.com.
• Establish proper house temperature of 32–35°C (air temperature measured at chick level) and 60% humidity
24 hours before chick placement.
• Pre-heat brooding houses prior to chick placement: 24 hours in normal climates, 48 hours in cool climates and 72 hours
in cold climates.
• Fill automatic feed line to its highest level and adjust chick guards. Allow access to the automatic feeder from the first
day.
• Bright light (30–50 lux) for up to 21 days helps chicks quickly find feed and water and adapt to the new environment.

Brooding Management
• Place feed on cage paper 0–3 days to encourage consumption. For beak-treated chicks, feed on paper for 0–7 days.
• Place feed in front of permanent feeder to train chicks to move toward feeders.
• Remove paper at 7–14 days of age to avoid build-up of feces.
• Find optimum balance of temperature, humidity and ventilation rate for chick comfort.
• Cage floors should not be slippery or sloped.
• Use vitamins and electrolytes in chicks’ water (avoid sugar-based products to prevent growth of microorganisms).
• Chicks’ body weight should double between arrival and 7 days of age.
• Brood chicks in groups from similar aged breeder flocks.
• Modify temperature as needed to meet chicks’ comfort needs.
• Adjust brooding temperature according to relative humidity. Lower temperature should be used with higher relative
humidity.
• For every 5 percentage point increase above 60% relative humidity, reduce brooding temperatures by 1°C.
• After the first week, reduce temperature weekly 2–3°C until reaching 21°C.
• Do not give cold water to chicks. Be careful when flushing water lines for chicks. Allow water time to warm up in the
house so chicks are comfortable drinking.

100% paper over wire floor

Fiber trays for cocci
vaccine recycling
for 0–28 days

Nipple or
cup drinker

Chick guard

Automatic feeder Automatic feeder

Chick guard adjusted to allow access to Place feed on paper near automatic feeder
feeder from first day to train chicks

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Cage Brooding Recommendations (continued)

Automatic feeder Automatic feeder Automatic feeder

CORRECT COLD UNEVEN VENTILATION

Chicks evenly distributed in cage, Chicks gathered into groups Chicks congregated in one part
active and sounding content sounding distressed of cage, avoiding drafts, noise or
uneven light d
 istribution

AGE 0–3 days

AIR TEMP.
(CAGE) 32–33°C 4–7 days
AIR TEMP.
33–35°C 30–32°C 8–14 days
(FLOOR)
LIGHT 30–50 lux 31–33°C 28–30°C 15–21 days
INTENSITY
22 hours or
LIGHT Intermittent
30–50 lux 29–31°C 26–28°C 22–28 days
HOURS Program 21 hours or
30–50 lux 27–29°C 23–26°C 29–35 days
Intermittent
Program
20 hours 30–50 lux 24–27°C 21–23°C 36–42 days

19 hours 10–30 lux 22–24°C 21°C

Relative 18 hours 5–15 lux 21°C

humidity HATCHING
17 hours 5–15 lux
80%

16 hours

TRANSPORTATION CROP FILL –

TO FARM
70%
ARE THE CHICKS EATING?
BROODING
Hours after Chicks
PERIOD chick with feed
(0–7 days) placement in crop
GROWING 60%
6 75%
40%
minimum
12 85% Chick with Chick without
starter feed starter feed
Low humidity LAYING Excessive 24 100% in crop in crop
• Reduces bird comfort 40% humidity
minimum Brooding temperatures that are too low or too high will
• Increases dehydration • May cause
decrease the percentage of chicks with crop fill.
• May result in pasty vents wet litter
in chicks • Increases ammonia
• May increase agitation and • Causes poor air
possibility of pecking quality
• Adversely affects feather cover
• Increases dust

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Lighting During Brooding Period

• An intermittent lighting program is preferred. If not using an intermittent lighting program from 0–7 days, use 20 hours of
light from 0–7 days.
• Do not use 24 hours of light.
• Bright light (30–50 lux) for up to 21 days helps chicks quickly find feed and water and adapt to the new environment.
• If multiple ages of chicks are moved into the house, use the intermittent lighting program based on youngest chicks.
Oldest chicks can have up to 14 days of intermittent lighting.”
• After 2–3 weeks, reduce light intensity and begin slow step-down lighting program (see Light Program for Light-
Controlled Housing).

INTERMITTENT LIGHTING PROGRAM FOR CHICKS

2 hours • Preferred lighting technique

• Use from 0–7 days (can be used up to 14
4 hours 4 hours days of age)
• Intermittent dark periods provide rest
periods for chicks
2 hours 2 hours • Synchronizes chicks’ activities and feedings
• Establishes more natural behavior of rest
and activity
4 hours 4 hours • May improve 7 day livability and pullet body
weight
2 hours
• Some dark periods may be shortened or
removed to accommodate work schedules

Drinking Systems
• 360 degree nipples are strongly preferred. Nipple type in rearing and laying house (vertical vs. 360° nipples) should be
the same.
• Drinking water should be tested periodically for quality and cleanliness from source and end of the water line.
• Flush water lines prior to chick arrival.
• Flush water lines weekly during rearing and production periods.
• Record daily flock water consumption. A drop in water consumption is often the first sign of a serious problem in the
flock.

Cup drinkers Nipple drinkers

Nipple level
with chick’s head
360°
Cup level with
chick’s back

• Cup drinkers should be manually filled during 0–3 • Adjust nipple water system pressure to create hanging drop
days to train chicks to drink. to help chicks find water for 0–3 days and in layer house at
• Open drinkers (bell, plasson, supplemental chick transfer.
drinkers, trough) are easily contaminated and • Splash cups are useful during brooding period and in hot
should be cleaned daily. climates.
• Use only 360° activated nipples for hatchery beak-treated
chicks.

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Beak Treatment / Trimming

(Check local regulations concerning use of beak trimming)
• W-36 commercial layers can be successful without beak trimming in cage and cage-free environments where light
intensities are well controlled.
• Infrared beak treatment (IRBT) is the preferred method of beak modification for Hy-Line W-36 commercial layers.
• If IRBT is not used, 7–10-day precision beak trimming is acceptable.
• If necessary, re-trim at 6 weeks or 12–14 weeks of age.

HATCHERY INFRARED BEAK TREATMENT (IRBT)

• This provides efficient, uniform beak treatment.
• Beak remains intact until 21–28 days of age when treated portion separates.
• Use only 360° activated nipples for IRBT chicks, as well as supplemental chick drinkers.
• For IRBT chicks, feed on paper for 7–10 days.
• In open housing, IRBT treated pullets may need retrimming at 6 or 12–14 weeks.
• For more information, see the “Infrared Beak Treatment” technical update at www.hyline.com.

Infrared beak treatment can Immediately following infrared 7 days after infrared beak
be modified according to local beak treatment on day of hatch treatment
conditions.

Precautions when using IRBT or beak trimming birds:

• Water intake and light intensity are the most important
factors in the success of IRBT/beak trimming. Chicks require
immediate and easy access to water.
• Do not beak-trim sick or stressed birds.
• Do not hurry; handle chicks carefully.
• Provide vitamins and electrolytes containing vitamin K in
drinking water 2 days before and 2 days after beak trimming.
• Watch chicks after beak trimming to assess stress. Raise
ambient temperature until birds appear comfortable and
active.
• Keep feed at the highest level for 7–10 days after beak
trimming. IRBT Beak trim
• Use only well-trained crews.
• Use 360° activated nipples, supplemental chick drinkers and
splash cups to encourage drinking.

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Growth and Development

• Focus on pullet rearing programs to optimize growth and • Delay diet change if birds are underweight or have poor
development. body weight uniformity.
• The best predictor of future laying performance is the • Anticipate rapid rise in ambient temperature and adjust
pullet’s body weight and body type at the point of lay. bird’s diet accordingly. Birds will eat less when exposed
• A pullet flock stimulated into egg production at the correct to a rapid temperature increase. (See the “Understanding
body weight (1230–1270 g) with uniformity higher than Heat Stress in Layers” technical update at www.hyline.com.)
90% performs best in the production period. • Stress periods require a change in diet formulation to
• It is important to achieve 6, 12, 18, 24, and 30 week ensure proper nutrient intake.
body weight targets to ensure optimum development • Increasing dietary fiber to 5–6% beginning with developer
of the bird’s body. diet (after the flock has reached 950–970 g) can increase
• Manage feeding to achieve body weights 0–12 weeks in crop, gizzard and intestine development and capacity.
the upper range of the body weight standard. This will
ensure good musculoskeletal and GIT development.
Avoid high rates of body weight gains after 12 weeks to
prevent excessive abdominal fat development.

1 week 3 weeks 6 weeks 12 weeks 18 weeks 24 weeks

WEEKS OF AGE
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
1st 2nd 3rd
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

MOLT MOLT MOLT

Ovary Reproductive Tract
Immune &
Digestive Systems Muscles Fat Cells

Cortical Bone / Skeletal Growth Medullary Bone

Skeletal frame developed Sexual maturity – Physical maturity
reddening of comb and wattles
2400 120

2000 100

WEEKLY WEIGHT GAIN (g)

BODY WEIGHT (g)

Body weight (g)

1600 80

1200 60

800 40

400 20
Approximate
weekly weight gain (g)
0 0
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
WEEKS OF AGE

IDEAL
BREAST
MUSCLE 1–2 2 2–3
SCORE
BREAST MUSCLE SCORING

0 1 2 3
Layers with good muscle development are better able to sustain high egg production

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Rearing Body Weights, Feed Consumption

and Uniformity Weigh 100 birds weekly to
WATER • Monitor body weights 30 weeks of age
FEED
AGE BODY CONS. UNIFORMITY weekly from 0–30 weeks
INTAKE
(weeks) WEIGHT (g) (ml / bird / (Cage) and before scheduled diet
(g / bird / day) day) changes.
1 60 – 73 13 – 16 20 – 32 • Body weight gains
2 100 – 118 17 – 20 25 – 41 >85% and uniformity may be
3 150 – 181 22 – 26 33 – 53 negatively affected by
inappropriate diet changes,
4 200 – 259 29 – 34 43 – 67 bird handling, vaccination
5 290 – 349 34 – 38 51 – 76 and transfer.
6 372 – 440 39 – 43 59 – 86 • If using multiple hatch
7 472 – 531 43 – 47 64 – 93 dates in the same house
8 549 – 621 46 – 51 69 – 102 >80% (which creates an age
9 649 – 721 50 – 55 76 – 110 range), weigh birds from
the same hatch date.”
10 739 – 812 54 – 58 80 – 116
• Flocks should be at 90%
11 830 – 894 55 – 60 83 – 119 uniformity at the time
12 921 – 971 56 – 61 84 – 123 of transfer to the laying
13 980 – 1039 58 – 64 87 – 128 facility.
14 1039 – 1111 59 – 66 89 – 132 • During the transfer of birds
>85% from rearing to laying
15 1102 – 1161 61 – 68 91 – 135 Weigh birds individually
facilities, there will be
16 1152 – 1211 64 – 69 95 – 138 0–30 weeks using a digital
some loss of body weight.
17 1188 – 1252 67 – 72 100 – 144 >90% scale which can calculate
uniformity.

Space Guidelines (check local regulations)

WEEKS OF AGE
3 17 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

CONVENTIONAL AND COLONY CAGES

Floor Space
100–200 cm2
(50–100 310 cm2 (32 birds / m2) 490 cm2 (20 birds / m2) – 750 cm2 (13 birds / m2)
birds / m2)
Nipple/Cup
1 / 12 birds 1 / 8 birds 1 / 12 birds or access to 2 drinkers
Feeders
5 cm / bird 8 cm / bird 7–12 cm / bird

Requirements vary with type of equipment used and environmental conditions.

Transfer to Laying House

• The flock can be moved into the production facility at 15–16 weeks of age.
• It is ideal to administer the last inactivated vaccines at least one week prior to transfer.
• It is important that rearing and production cages use similar feed and water systems, to minimize stress.
• Any sex slips (males) should be removed around 7 weeks and at transfer.
• Supportive care to reduce stress, such as water-soluble vitamins, probiotics, vitamin C and increased dietary density,
should be used 3 days before and 3 days after transfer.
• Weigh prior to transfer and monitor weight loss during transfer. Birds can lose up to 113 g of body weight during
transfer, but should recover this loss within one week.
• Monitor flock water consumption frequently after transfer. Pre-transfer water consumption should be achieved within 6
hours after transfer to the laying house.
• Brighten the lights for three days after transfer until birds settle in their new environment.
• Inspect the flock and remove mortality daily.
• If mortality exceeds 0.1% per week, perform necropsies and other diagnostics to determine cause(s) of mortality.
• Transfer birds as quickly as possible to laying house. Transfer all birds the same day. Move early in the morning so birds
can keep to a normal daily routine.

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Enriched Cages
• Enriched cages address some of the welfare concerns of layers in cages by providing more space with environment
enrichment devices, such as perches, nest boxes, scratch areas and abrasive pads for beak and toe management.
• Generally, bird group sizes range from 40–110 birds per cage.
• As group size increases, there is more competition for feed and water space and less stable social groups. This could
lead to behavioral problems like feather pecking and piling. Cage enrichments help prevent these behavioral problems.

Alternative Systems
• W-36 is an excellent choice for alternative management systems. For more information on managing the W-36 in barn,
aviary and free range systems, see the Alternative Systems Management Guide at www.hyline.com.

Vaccination Recommendations
For more information on vaccination programs, see the Vaccination Recommendations technical update at www.hyline.com.

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Management Events for Commercial Layers

WEEKS OF AGE AGES OF BODY WEIGHT AGES OF SERA COLLECTION
0 MEASUREMENTS
For more information, see the “Proper Collection
• Weigh separate groups of birds on each cage and Handling of Diagnostic Samples” technical
level due to temperature and environmental update at www.hyline.com.
5 differences. If using enrichable or enriched
cages, weigh all birds in the cage, in at least Collect 10–20 sera samples per flock for titer
three locations (may be more than 100 birds). determination.
10 • Identify cages from the beginning and end of
feed lines. 8 weeks
• Mark cages and use the same cage every time • Assess early vaccination technique and disease
body weight is monitored. exposure.
15
• Weigh birds on the same day of the week and
at the same time of day. 15 weeks
• Collect sera before transfer to lay house to
20 0–30 weeks assess possible c hange in disease exposure.
• Weigh 100 birds individually every week. • It is common to not send sera to the laboratory
• Weigh birds in the same cages each time for and freeze for future analysis in event of
best accuracy. disease outbreak on lay farm.
25
• Calculate uniformity.
16–24 weeks
35–90 weeks • Collect sera at least 4 weeks after final
30 • Weigh 100 birds individually every 5 weeks. inactivated vaccination to measure post-
vaccination antibody response.
• Weigh birds in the same cages each time for
best accuracy. • It is useful to assess disease challenge after
transfer to lay farm.
35 • Calculate uniformity.
40 30–80 weeks
When handling birds for body weights,
assess: • Collect sera every 10 weeks.
45 • It is useful for assessing disease exposure
• Keel bone—straightness and firmness during the laying period.
50 • Breast muscle score
55 • Body fat AGES TO MONITOR EGG WEIGHTS
• External parasites
60 Weigh 100 eggs collected from egg belts in
• Clinical symptoms of disease
65 front of randomly selected cages (may be the
same cages used for body weight monitoring) to
70 CALCULATING UNIFORMITY ensure even distribution of egg samples. Monitor
75 • Use individual bird weights. egg weights on a specific day of the week within
the same 3-hour time frame.
80 • Uniformity calculation tool is
available at www.hyline.com.
85
90

Bird Handling—BE GENTLE

• Proper handling of birds during body weight
measurements, blood collection, selection, vaccination,
and transfer will reduce bird stress and prevent injuries.
• Hold birds by both legs or both wings.
• Return birds to cage or floor gently.
• Use experienced personnel that have been trained in
proper procedures of bird handling.
• Continually observe crews for proper handling.

Hold no more than three birds

in one hand.

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Good Lighting Practices

• Measure minimum light intensity at feeder on bottom tier cages, mid-way between lights.
• Keep light bulbs clean to prevent loss of light intensity.
• Prevent dark areas caused by too much distance between lights or burned-out light bulbs.
• Position lights to minimize bright and dark areas in the house.
• Shiny or white surfaces reflect light and increase light intensity.
• Take local conditions into account which may require adaptations of lighting programs.
• Light hours of rearing and production houses should be matched at transfer.
• Light intensity should gradually increase 2 weeks before flock is transferred to the laying house (but not prior to 14
weeks of age). Final rearing house light intensity should match the laying house intensity.
• Begin light stimulation when flock reaches the body weight target (1230–1270 g). Delay light stimulation if the flock is
underweight or has poor uniformity.
• Light stimulation period should extend into the peaking period. Achieve 16 hours of light at approximately 30 weeks.
• Alternating the height of lights improves light distribution to all cage levels.

Light Program for Light-Controlled Housing

24 24
23 off Gradual light increases up to 30 weeks of age,
16 hour maximum to end of lay
23
22 22
21 21
20 on 20
19 19
18 18
17 off 17
16 16
15 15
TIME OF DAY

14 on 14
13 13
12 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13½ 13 12½ 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13¼ 13½ 13¾ 14 14¼ 14½ 14¾ 15 15¼ 15½ 15¾ 16 16 16 12
11 off HOURS OF LIGHT 11
10 10
9 9
8 on 8
7 7
6 6
5 off 5
4 4
Light stimulation at Ideal
3 Body Weight (1.23–1.27 kg) 3
2 on Transfer flock to
laying house
2
1 1
0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
WEEKS OF AGE

LIGHT INTENSITY
30–50 25 lux 5–15 lux 20–25 30 lux
lux lux

• Light-controlled houses are those which use light traps around fans and air inlets and complete prevent the ingress of
light from the outside. Houses that are not light controlled should use lighting programs for open-sided housing.
• An intermittent lighting program for chicks is preferred. If not using an intermittent lighting program from 0–7 days, use
20 hours of light from 0–7 days.
• “Lights on” time can be varied between houses in laying flocks to facilitate egg collection on multiple flock complexes.
• If the laying flock has a large spread in hatch ages and/or poor uniformity, light stimulate the flock based on the youngest
hatch date or lightest birds.
• Up to 16 weeks use cool light (4000–6000 K).
• During lay, use warm lights (2700–3500 K) in laying flocks to ensure sufficient red spectrum light.
• For more information on poultry lighting, see the “Understanding Poultry Lighting” and “Impact of Tarp Color on Poultry
Lighting” technical updates at www.hyline.com.

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Customized Lighting Programs for

Open-Sided Housing (www.hyline.com)
The Hy-Line International Lighting Program can create custom lighting programs for your location, hatch date, and variety.

• On the first screen—enter e-mail address

and select language.
• On the second screen, use dropdowns for
“Select Location of Flock”, “Hatch Date”,
“Variety Standards” and “Housing Style.”
• Click on “Create Lighting Spreadsheet.”
• Results will be e-mailed to you.

Lighting Program for : IOWA / DALLAS CENTER 93° 56' W 41° 43' N
Variety: W-36 Commercial
House Type: Open grow to open lay
Hatch Date: 1-Jan-20 Standard daylight time

Total Hours of
Weeks of Age Date Sunrise Lights on Lights Off Sunset Light Total Sunlight
0 1-Jan-20 7:42 1:45 22:45 16:55 21:00 9:13
1 8-Jan-20 7:42 2:15 22:15 17:02 20:00 9:20
2 15-Jan-20 7:40 2:30 21:45 17:09 19:15 9:29
3 22-Jan-20 7:36 2:45 21:30 17:18 18:45 9:42
4 29-Jan-20 7:31 3:00 21:15 17:26 18:15 9:55
5 5-Feb-20 7:24 3:15 21:00 17:35 17:45 10:11
6 12-Feb-20 7:15 3:30 20:45 17:44 17:15 10:29
7 19-Feb-20 7:06 3:45 20:30 17:53 16:45 10:47
8 26-Feb-20 6:55 4:00 20:15 18:02 16:15 11:07
9 4-Mar-20 6:44 4:15 20:00 18:10 15:45 11:26
10 11-Mar-20 6:33 4:30 19:45 18:18 15:15 11:45
11 18-Mar-20 6:21 4:45 19:30 18:26 14:45 12:05
12 25-Mar-20 6:09 4:45 19:30 18:34 14:45 12:25
13 1-Apr-20 5:57 4:45 19:30 18:41 14:45 12:44
14 8-Apr-20 5:46 4:45 19:30 18:49 14:45 13:03
15 15-Apr-20 5:34 4:45 19:30 18:57 14:45 13:23
16 22-Apr-20 5:24 4:45 19:30 19:04 14:45 13:40
17 29-Apr-20 5:14 4:15 20:00 19:12 15:45 13:58
18 6-May-20 5:05 4:15 20:15 19:20 16:00 14:15
19 13-May-20 4:57 4:00 20:15 19:27 16:15 14:30
20 20-May-20 4:50 4:00 20:15 19:34 16:15 14:44
21 27-May-20 4:45 4:00 20:15 19:40 16:15 14:55
22 3-Jun-20 4:42 4:00 20:15 19:45 16:15 15:03
23 10-Jun-20 4:40 4:00 20:15 19:50 16:15 15:10
24 17-Jun-20 4:40 4:00 20:15 19:53 16:15 15:13
25 24-Jun-20 4:42 4:00 20:15 19:54 16:15 15:12
26 1-Jul-20 4:45 4:00 20:15 19:54 16:15 15:09
27 8-Jul-20 4:49 4:00 20:15 19:52 16:15 15:03
28 15-Jul-20 4:54 4:00 20:15 19:48 16:15 14:54
29 22-Jul-20 5:00 4:00 20:15 19:43 16:15 14:43

Same lighting program with sunrise and sunset 30

31
29-Jul-20
5-Aug-20
5:07
5:14
4:00
4:00
20:15
20:15
19:36
19:28
16:15
16:15
14:29
14:14
32 12-Aug-20 5:21 4:00 20:15 19:18 16:15 13:57
represented by yellow and red lines and suggested 33 19-Aug-20 5:28 4:00 20:15 19:08 16:15 13:40
34 26-Aug-20 5:36 4:00 20:15 18:57 16:15 13:21
artificial day length indicated by blue bars 35
36+
2-Sep-20 5:43 4:00
4:00
20:15
20:15
18:46 16:15
16:15
13:03

This lighting program is created from a formula based on global location and housing style. This program may need to be further adapted to
better fit local conditions. Please email [email protected] for further questions or technical assistance.
Hy-Line Lighting Program W-36 Commercial Open grow to open lay Hatch Date: 01-Jan-20
24:00
O Sunrise Sunset Total Hours of Light
23:00 f
f
21:00

22:00
20:00

21:00
19:15

O
20:00
18:45

n
18:15

19:00
17:45

17:15

18:00
16:45

O
16:15

16:15

16:15

16:15

16:15

16:15

16:15

16:15

16:15

16:15

16:15

16:15

16:15

16:15

16:15

16:15

16:15

16:15

16:15
16:00

17:00 f
15:45

15:45

f
15:15

16:00
14:45

14:45

14:45

14:45

14:45

14:45

15:00
O
14:00 n
Time of day (hours)

13:00
12:00
O
11:00 f
f
10:00
9:00
O
8:00 n
7:00
6:00
O
5:00 f
f
4:00
3:00
O
2:00 n
1:00
Age (weeks)
0:00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36+

1-Jan-20 29-Jan-20 26-Feb-20 25-Mar-20 22-Apr-20 20-May-20 17-Jun-20 15-Jul-20 12-Aug-20

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Use of Shades in Open-Sided Housing

• Shades are an effective way to decrease light intensity in an open-sided house.

• Shades must be porous to allow air flow through the curtain.
• Keep shades clean and free of dust to allow air flow.
• Use stir fans when using shades.
• Avoid direct sunlight on birds by using shades or roof overhangs.
• Black shades are preferred.

Midnight Feeding / Lighting Program

• Optional lighting technique that promotes greater feed consumption
• Used whenever more feed intake is desired in rearing or laying flocks
• Increases calcium absorption during night when most egg shell is formed
• Useful to increase feed intake during peak egg production
• Helps maintain feed consumption in hot climates 16 horas
• Midnight feeding may increase feed intake
2–5 g / day per bird

Good Practices
• Initiate the program by turning lights on for 1–2 hours in
the middle of the dark period. 3 horas 3 horas
• Fill feeders before lights are turned on.
• There must be at least 3 hours of dark before and after
the midnight feeding. INÍCIO DO DIA FIM DO DIA
• Light provided during the midnight feeding is in addition
Lanche da Lanche da
to regular day length (i.e. 16 hours + midnight feeding). Meia-Noite Meia-Noite
• If midnight feeding is removed, reduce light gradually ou Período 1 hora
at a rate of 15 minutes per week. de Escuro

Heat Stress
For information on management of layers in heat stress conditions, see the “Understanding Heat Stress in Layers”
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Water Quality
• Good quality water must be available to birds at all times. • When collecting a well water sample, let the water run for
• Water and feed consumption are directly related—when 2 minutes prior to collecting the sample. Water samples
birds drink less, they consume less feed and production should be kept below 10°C and submitted to the lab in less
quickly declines. than 24 hours.
• As a general rule, healthy birds will consume 1.5–2.0 • Some water sources contain high levels of dissolved
times more water than feed. This ratio increases in high minerals such as calcium, sodium and magnesium. When
ambient temperatures. this occurs, amounts of these minerals in water have to be
considered when formulating feed.
• Test water quality at least 1 time per year. The water
source will determine the regularity of water testing. • Ideal water pH is 5–7 to promote good water sanitation,
increase feed consumption and improve upper
– Surface water requires more frequent testing, as it is
gastrointestinal health.
more affected by season and rainfall patterns.
• Less than optimum water quality can have a significant
– Closed wells taking water from aquifers or deep
impact on intestinal health, which will lead to under
artesian basins will be more consistent in water quality,
utilization of nutrients in feed.
but are generally higher in dissolved mineral content.
• A decrease in flock water consumption is often the first
• The presence of coliform bacteria is an indicator that
sign of health problems and production drops.
the water source has been contaminated with animal or
human waste.

MAXIMUM
CONCENTRATION
ITEM (ppm or mg/L)*
Older birds will tolerate higher levels up to 20 ppm. Stressed or diseased challenged
Nitrate NO3ˉ 1 25
birds may be more sensitive to effects of Nitrate.
Nitrate Nitrogen (NO3-N) 1 6
Nitrite is considerably more toxic than Nitrate, especially for young birds where 1 ppm
Nitrite NO2 - 1
4
Nitrite may be considered toxic.
Nitrite Nitrogen (NO2-N ) 1 1
Levels up to 3000 ppm may not affect performance but could increase manure
Total dissolved solids 2 1000
moisture.
Chloride (Cl -) 1
250 Levels as low as 14 mg may be problematic if sodium is higher than 50 ppm.
Sulfate (SO4 ) - 1
250 Higher levels may be laxative.
Iron (Fe) 1 <0.3 Higher levels result in bad odor and taste.
Higher levels may be laxative. Levels above 50 ppm may be problematic if sulphate
Magnesium (Mg) 1 125
levels are high.
Potassium (K) 2
20 Higher levels may be acceptable depending on sodium level, alkalinity and pH.
Higher concentration is acceptable but concentrations above 50 ppm should be
Sodium (Na) 1,2 50
avoided if high levels of chloride, sulphate or potassium exist.
Manganese (Mn) 3 0.05 Higher levels may be laxative.
Arsenic (As) 2 0.5
Fluoride (F - ) 2 2
Aluminum (Al) 2 5
Boron (B) 2 5
Cadmium (Cd) 2
0.02
Cobalt (Co) 2 1
Copper (Cu) 1
0.6 Higher levels result in bitter taste.
Lead (Pb) 1 0.02 Higher levels are toxic.
Mercury (Hg) 2
0.003 Higher levels are toxic.
Zinc (Zn) 1 1.5 Higher levels are toxic.
Birds may adapt to lower pH. Below pH 5 may reduce water intake and corrode metal
pH 1 6.3–7.5
fittings. Above pH 8 may reduce intake and reduce effectiveness of water sanitation.
Total bacteria counts 3 1000 CFU/ml Likely to indicate dirty water.
Total Coliform bacteria 3 50 CFU/ml
Fecal Coliform bacteria 3 0 CFU/ml
Oxygen Reduction Potential The ORP range at which 2–4 ppm of free chlorine will effectively sanitize water at a
650–750 mEq
(ORP) 3 favorable pH range of 5–7.
* Limits may be lower as interactions exist between magnesium and sulphate; and between sodium, potassium, chloride and sulphate.
1
Carter & Sneed, 1996. Drinking Water Quality for Poultry, Poultry Science and Technology Guide, North Carolina State University Poultry Extension Service. Guide
no. 42
2
Marx and Jaikaran, 2007. Water Analysis Interpretation. Agri-Facts, Alberta Ag-Info Centre. Refer to http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/app84/rwqit for online Water
Analysis Tool
3
Watkins, 2008. Water: Identifying and Correcting Challenges. Avian Advice 10(3): 10-15 University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Fayetteville

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Air Quality
Air Movement (m3 / hour per 1000 birds)
• Production house should be at 18–25°C and
AMBIENT WEEKS OF AGE 40–60% humidity.
TEMP. 1 3 6 12 18 19+ • The general rule for determining required fan
(°C)
capacity—4 m3 of air movement / kilogram of
32 340 510 1020 2550 5950 4650–9350 body weight per hour.
• Ventilation is essential to:
21 170 255 510 1275 2550 4250–5100
– Remove moisture from house
10 120 170 340 680 1870 2550–3400
– Remove excessive heat
0 70 130 230 465 1260 850–1300 – Provide each bird with an adequate supply of
-12 70 100 170 340 500 600–850 oxygen
-23 70 100 170 340 500 600–680 – Remove carbon dioxide produced by birds
– Remove dust particles
Acknowledgment: Dr. Hongwei Xin, Professor
– Dilute aerosolized pathogenic organisms
• Allowable levels of gases at floor level in the
house are: ammonia (NH3) < 25 ppm; carbon
dioxide (CO2) < 5000 ppm; carbon monoxide
(CO) < 50 ppm.

Calcium Particle Size

PARTICLE STARTER, FIRST PEAK– WEEKS WEEKS
GROWER,
SIZE EGG–PEAK 35 WEEKS 36–55 56+
DEVELOPER
Fine (0–2 mm) 100% 50% 50% 40% 30%

Coarse (2–4 mm) – 50% 50% 60% 70%

• The appropriate particle size depends on the solubility of limestone.

• Dietary calcium levels may need to be adjusted based on limestone solubility.
• Limestone dark in color is geologically older, containing more impurities (typically magnesium) and is generally lower in
solubility and calcium availability.
• Oyster shell and other marine shells are good sources of soluble calcium.

Fine calcium (0–2 mm) Coarse calcium (2–4 mm)

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Feed Particle Size (Grist)

A sieve shaker separates feed sample into categories based on particle size.
• Use on the farm to check feed particle size from the feed mill—sample taken on delivery or from feed bins.
• Use to assess the uniformity of feed particle size throughout the feeding system—samples are taken from various points.

Too many fine feed particles:

• Feed intake and nutrient absorption decreases
• Dust in house increases

Too many coarse feed particles:

• Birds selectively eat large particles
• Risk of feed separation increases

Hy-Line Sieve Shaker

OPTIMAL FEED PARTICLE PROFILE
PARTICLE SIZE STARTER GROWER DEVELOPER PRODUCTION
< 1 mm < 15% < 15% < 15%
1–3 mm diameter,
1–2 mm crumble feed should 45–60% 25–35% 20–30%

2–3 mm contain < 10% fine feed 10–25% 25–40% 30–40%

particles
> 3 mm – 5–10% 10–15%

For more information, see the “Feed Granulometry” technical update at www.hyline.com.

Best Practices
• A 3–4 hour gap between mid-day feedings allows birds to consume fine particles. Daily consumption of fine feed
particles is important for a balanced nutrient intake.
• Add a minimum of 0.5% liquid oil/fat in mash diets to incorporate and retain small particles in feed.
• Use larger particle size meal or crumble to increase intakes in hot climates.

Vitamins and Trace Minerals

• As the vitamin / trace mineral premix is often found in fine feed particles, a minimum level of 0.5% added liquid oil / fat
in mash diets binds small particles in feed.

IN 1000 KG COMPLETE DIET 1

Minimum recommendations for
ITEM 1, 2, 3, 4 Rearing Period Laying Period rearing and laying periods. Local
regulations may limit dietary content
Vitamin A, IU 10,000,000 8,000,000
of individual vitamins or minerals.
5
Vitamin D3 , IU 3,300,000 3,300,000 2
Store premixes according to
supplier’s recommendations and
Vitamin E, g 25 20 observe ‘use by’ dates to ensure
Vitamin K (menadione), g 3.5 2.5 vitamin activity is maintained.
Inclusion of antioxidant may improve
Thiamin (B1), g 2.2 2.5 premix stability.
Riboflavin (B2), g 6.6 5.5
3
Vitamin and mineral
recommendations vary according to
Niacin (B3) , g 6
40 30 activity.
4
Where heat treatment is applied to
Pantothenic acid (B5), g 10 8
diet, higher levels of vitamins may
Pyridoxine (B6), g 4.5 4 be required. Consult with vitamin
supplier regarding stability through
Biotin (B7), mg 100 75 individual production processes.
Folic acid (B9), g 1 0.9
5
A proportion of Vitamin D3 can
be supplemented as 25-hydroxy
Cobalamine (B12), mg 23 23 D3 according to supplier’s
recommendations and applicable
Manganese , g 7
90 90 limits.
Zinc7, g 85 80 6
Higher levels of Niacin are
recommended in non-cage systems.
Iron , g
7
30 40 7
Greater bioavailability and
Copper , g 7
15 8 productivity may be possible with
use of chelated mineral sources.
Iodine, g 1.5 1.2
Selenium7, g 0.25 0.22

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Phase Feeding to Meet the W-36’s

Nutritional Needs
DEVELOPER (1102–1161 g)
STARTER 1 (150–181 g)
STARTER 2 (372–440 g)

(First egg until production

Change diet at (a body weight of)

PRE-LAY (1188–1252 g)

(2% below peak to 90%)

GROWER (921–971 g)

drops 2% below peak)

FEEDING PHASE

or (a production level of)

(Less than 80%)

PEAKING

LAYER 2

LAYER 3

LAYER 4

LAYER 5
(89–85%)

(84–80%)
Change diet based
on body weight Change diet based on % of production and egg size
100 4000

90 3600
Hen-day egg production (%)
80 3200
HEN-DAY EGG PRODUCTION (%)
AVERAGE EGG WEIGHT (g)

70 2800
Average egg weight (g)

BODY WEIGHT (g)

60 2400

50 2000
Body weight (g)
40 1600

30 1200

20 800

10 400

0 0
3 6 12 15 17 37 48 62 76 90 100
WEEKS OF AGE

HOUSE TEMPERATURE: Use temperature to control feed consumption and egg size
Brooding 18–21°C 20–25°C
Only change 1° every 2 weeks Only change 1° every 2 weeks

FEED FORM:
Crumble Mash
or mash *
* Crumble may be fed longer to encourage body weight gain

Control of Ambient House Temperature Controlling Egg Weight

• At housing, an ambient temperature of 18–20°C is • Closely monitor egg weight of each flock and make
desired. Increase house temperature about 1°C every 2 nutritional changes as needed to ensure optimal egg
weeks until reaching 25°C, assuming ventilation systems weight.
are able to maintain adequate air quality at these • If smaller eggs are desired, egg weight should be
temperatures. controlled at an early age.
• Lower (colder) house temperatures after peak will lead • Egg-weight control is achieved by limiting amino acid
to greater feed intakes and may be counterproductive to consumption and ensuring that feed intake is not too
egg-weight control, as well as optimal feed efficiency and high.
adult hen body weights.
• Monitor egg weight every 2 weeks until 35 weeks of age,
• Place temperature sensors to measure temperature then every 5 weeks. Start controlling egg weight when
inside of cage. The temperature in walkways is average egg weight is within 2 g of target.
significantly colder than the temperature inside cages,
• For more information, see the “Optimizing Egg Size in
especially in stack deck belted house systems.
Layers” technical update at www.hyline.com.
• High environmental temperatures have a depressing
effect on feed intake.

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Rearing Period Nutritional Recommendations1

STARTER 1 STARTER 2 GROWER DEVELOPER9 PRE-LAY2,9
CHANGE DIET AT A 150–181 g 372–440 g 921–971 g 1102–1161 g 1188–1252 g
BODY WEIGHT OF
1600 120

1400 105

FEED CONSUMPTION (g / day per bird)

1200 90
BODY WEIGHT (g)

1000 75
Body weight (g)
800 60

600 Feed consumption 45

(g / day per bird)

400 30

200 15

0 0
WEEKS OF AGE 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Change diet based on body weight

NUTRITION RECOMMENDED NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION
Metabolizable energy , kcal/kg
3
2977–3087 2977–3087 2930–3087 2880–3050 2911–3087
Metabolizable energy , MJ/kg
3
12.45–12.82 12.45–12.82 12.25–12.62 12.04–12.41 12.17–12.54
Standardized Ileal Digestible Amino Acids / Total Amino Acids4

Lysine, % 1.05 / 1.15 0.98 / 1.07 0.88 / 0.96 0.76 / 0.83 0.78 / 0.85
Methionine, % 0.47 / 0.51 0.44 / 0.47 0.40 / 0.44 0.36 / 0.38 0.38 / 0.41
Methionine+Cystine,% 0.74 / 0.83 0.74 / 0.83 0.67 / 0.75 0.59 / 0.67 0.66 / 0.74
Threonine, % 0.69 / 0.82 0.66 / 0.77 0.60 / 0.70 0.52 / 0.62 0.55 / 0.64
Tryptophan, % 0.18 / 0.21 0.18 / 0.21 0.17 / 0.20 0.15 / 0.18 0.16 / 0.20
Arginine, % 1.12 / 1.21 1.05 / 1.13 0.94 / 1.01 0.81 / 0.87 0.83 / 0.90
Isoleucine, % 0.74 / 0.79 0.71 / 0.76 0.65 / 0.70 0.57 / 0.61 0.62 / 0.67
Valine, % 0.76 / 0.83 0.73 / 0.80 0.69 / 0.76 0.61 / 0.67 0.66 / 0.73
Crude protein , % 5
20.00 18.25 17.50 16.00 16.50
Calcium , % 6
1.05 1.00 0.95 0.90 2.50
Phosphorus (available) 7, % 0.48 0.47 0.45 0.40 0.43
Phosphorus (digestible), % 0.44 0.43 0.41 0.36 0.38
Sodium, % 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.18 0.18
Chloride, % 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.18 0.18
Linoleic acid (C18:2 n-6) , % 8
1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20
Choline, mg/kg 2,000 1,800 1,800 1,500 1,500
1
All nutrient requirements are based on the feed ingredient table at the back of this guide.
2
Do not feed Pre-Lay Diet earlier than 15 weeks of age. Do not feed Pre-Lay later than first egg as it contains insufficient calcium to support egg production. Use Pre-Lay Diet to
introduce large particle calcium.
3
Recommended energy range is based on raw material energy values shown in feed ingredient table at back of this guide. It is important that target concentrations of dietary
energy are adjusted according to energy system applied to raw material matrix.
4
Recommendation for Total Amino Acids is only appropriate to corn and soybean meal diet. Where diets utilize other ingredients, recommendations for Standardized Ileal
Digestible Amino Acids must be followed.
5
Diets should always be formulated to provide required intake of amino acid. Concentration of crude protein in diet will vary with raw materials used. Crude protein value
provided is an estimated typical value only.
6
Calcium should be supplied as fine calcium carbonate (mean particle size less than 2 mm). Coarse limestone (2–4 mm) can be introduced in Pre-Lay Diet at up to 50% of total
limestone.
7
Where other phosphorus systems are used, diets should contain recommended minimum level of available phosphorus.
8
Oil levels can be increased to 2.0% in starter diets when given as a mash to control dust and increase feed palatability.
9
Avoid excessive body weight gain after 12 weeks.

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Transition Period from Rear to Peak

Egg Production
Frequently formulate to changing feed consumption
during transition period until feed consumption is consistent.
105 / 2000 100
Hen-day egg production (%)

100 / 1900 90
Feed consumption
(g / day per bird)
95 / 1800 80
FEED CONSUMPTION (g / day per bird)

90 / 1700 70

HEN-DAY EGG PRODUCTION (%)

Egg weight (g)
85 / 1600 60
BODY WEIGHT (g)

EGG WEIGHT (g)

Body weight (g)
80 / 1500 50

75 / 1400 40

70 / 1300 30

65 / 1200 20

60 / 1100 10

55 / 1000 0
WEEKS OF AGE 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

Pre-Lay Pre-Peaking Ration Peaking Ration

Ration
Pre-Lay Ration Transition Period Pre-Peaking Ration Peaking Ration
• Plan to feed for a • Avoid excessive weight gain during • Formulations for low • Birds should continue to
maximum of 10–14 the transition period. feed intakes (80–85 grow during peaking period.
days before point of lay. • Body weight gain from 18–25 weeks g/ day/bird) should Poor nutrition during this
• Feed when most pullets should not exceed 20%. be given as the flock period can lead to loss of
show reddening of • Occurring during the transition enters egg production body weight and soft bones.
combs. period: to better meet nutrient • Feed intake may be reduced
• It is important to requirements. if birds are not accustomed
– Rapidly increasing egg production
increase medullary • Begin Pre-Peaking Diet to extra large particle
– Increasing egg size with onset of lay (1% calcium (i.e. not using a
bone reserves.
– Increasing body weight egg production). Pre-Lay Diet).
• Begin introducing large
particle calcium in Pre- • Feed consumption may increase • Pre-Peaking Diet is • Monitor keel bone
Lay Diet. slowly during transition: given until average feed development during
• Discontinue pre-lay – In underweight birds consumption reaches the peaking period. For
feeding with the – In flocks lacking uniformity 95 g/day/bird. more information on
commencement of egg keel bone scoring, see
– During high environmental the “Understanding the
production. temperatures Role of the Skeleton in
• Poor uniformity prolongs the Egg Production” technical
transition period and may result in update at www.hyline.com.
low peak and poor persistency of egg
production.
• Monitor feed intake carefully during
transition and adjust dietary nutrient
concentration according to actual feed
intakes.

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Production Period Nutritional Recommendations1,2

FEEDING PHASE PEAKING3 LAYER 2 LAYER 3 LAYER 4 LAYER 5
PRODUCTION First egg until production 2% below peak 89-85% 84-80% Less than 80%
drops 2% below peak to 90%
100
90
HEN-DAY EGG PRODUCTION (%)

CUMULATIVE EGG MASS (kg)

Hen-day egg production (%)

AVERAGE EGG WEIGHT (g)

80
70
60
Average egg weight (g)
50
40
30
Cumulative egg mass (kg)
20
10
0
WEEKS OF AGE 18 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100
Change diet based on % of production and egg size
NUTRITION RECOMMENDED DAILY NUTRIENT INTAKE
Metabolizable energy4, 290–305 285–300 280–295 280–295 280–295
kcal/bird/day
Metabolizable energy4, 1.21–1.28 1.19–1.26 1.17–1.23 1.17–1.23 1.17–1.23
MJ/bird/day
Standardized Ileal Digestible Amino Acids / Total Amino Acids5
Lysine, mg/day 800 / 876 770 / 843 740 / 810 700 / 766 660 / 723
Methionine, mg/day 418 / 449 393 / 422 369 / 397 341 / 367 314 / 338
Methionine+Cystine, mg/day 728/ 822 693 / 782 666 / 752 623 / 703 581 / 655
Threonine, mg/day 560 / 658 539 / 634 518 / 610 490 / 576 462 / 544
Tryptophan, mg/day 168 / 201 162 / 193 155 / 186 147 / 175 139 / 166
Arginine, mg/day 856 / 920 824 / 886 792 / 852 749 / 805 706 / 759
Isoleucine, mg/day 640 / 688 616 / 662 585 / 628 546 / 587 515 / 554
Valine, mg/day 704 / 776 677 / 747 651 / 717 609 / 672 568 / 626

Crude protein , g/day 6

16.70 16.30 16.00 15.20 14.70
Sodium, mg/day 180 180 180 180 180
Chloride, mg/day 180 180 180 180 180
Linoleic acid (C18:2 n-6), g/day 2.00 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20
Choline, mg/day 180 180 180 180 180

CALCIUM AND PHOSPHORUS 1

All nutrient requirements are based on the feed ingredient
Calcium table at the back of this guide.
Phosphorus Phosphorus 2
Crude protein, methionine+cystine, fat, linoleic acid, and /
Calcium7,8 Particle Size
(available) (digestible)
7,9
or energy may be changed to optimize egg size.
g/day (fine : coarse)
mg/day mg/day 3
Peaking nutrient levels are calculated for birds at peak
(see p. 16) egg production. Prior to achieving peak egg production,
First Egg–Peak 3.75 453 410 50% : 50% the nutrient requirements will be lower.
4
A good approximation of the influence of temperature
Peak–35 Weeks 4.00 432 388 50% : 50% on energy needs is that for each 0.5°C change higher or
Weeks 36–55 4.15 403 364 40% : 60% lower than 22°C, subtract or add about 1.8 kcal /bird /day,
respectively.
Weeks 56–72 4.30 379 342 30% : 70% 5
Recommendation for Total Amino Acids is only appropriate
to corn and soybean meal diet. Where diets utilize other
Weeks 73–85 4.45 352 318 30% : 70% ingredients, recommendations for Standardized Ileal
4.60 329 295 30% : 70% Digestible Amino Acids must be followed.
Weeks 86+

6
Diets should always be formulated to provide required intake of amino acid. Concentration of crude protein in diet will vary with raw material used.
Crude protein value provided is an estimated typical value only.
7
Calcium and available phosphorus requirements are determined by flock age. When production remains higher and diets are fed for longer than ages
shown, it is recommended to increase to calcium and phosphorus concentrations of next feeding phase.
8
Calcium carbonate particle size recommendation varies throughout lay. Refer to Calcium Particle Size Table. Dietary calcium levels may need to be
adjusted based on limestone solubility.
9
Where other phosphorus systems are used, diets should contain recommended minimum level of available phosphorus.

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Dietary Nutrient Concentrations for

Production Period1,2 (According to Phase and Feed Intake)
FEEDING PEAKING3 LAYER 2 LAYER 3 LAYER 4 LAYER 5
PHASE First egg until 2% below peak to 90% 89–85% 84–80% Less than 80%
production drops 2%
PRODUCTION below peak
NUTRITION RECOMMENDED CONCENTRATION
Metabolizable energy4, 290–305 285–300 280–295 280–295 280–295
kcal/bird/day
Metabolizable energy4,
MJ/bird/day 1.21–1.28 1.19–1.26 1.17–1.23 1.17–1.23 1.17–1.23
FEED CONSUMPTION (*Typical Feed Consumption)
g/day per bird 85 90 95* 100 105 90 95 100* 105 110 90 95 100* 105 110 90 95 100* 105 110 90 95 100* 105 110
Standardized Ileal Digestible Amino Acids
Lysine, % 0.94 0.89 0.84 0.80 0.76 0.86 0.81 0.77 0.73 0.70 0.82 0.78 0.74 0.70 0.67 0.78 0.74 0.70 0.67 0.64 0.73 0.69 0.66 0.63 0.60
Methionine, % 0.49 0.46 0.44 0.42 0.40 0.44 0.41 0.39 0.37 0.36 0.41 0.39 0.37 0.35 0.34 0.38 0.36 0.34 0.32 0.31 0.35 0.33 0.31 0.30 0.29
Methionine+Cystine,% 0.86 0.81 0.77 0.73 0.69 0.77 0.73 0.69 0.66 0.63 0.74 0.70 0.67 0.63 0.61 0.69 0.66 0.62 0.59 0.57 0.65 0.61 0.58 0.55 0.53
Threonine, % 0.66 0.62 0.59 0.56 0.53 0.60 0.57 0.54 0.51 0.49 0.58 0.55 0.52 0.49 0.47 0.54 0.52 0.49 0.47 0.45 0.51 0.49 0.46 0.44 0.42
Tryptophan, % 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.15 0.15 0.17 0.16 0.16 0.15 0.14 0.16 0.15 0.15 0.14 0.13 0.15 0.15 0.14 0.13 0.13
Arginine, % 1.01 0.95 0.90 0.86 0.82 0.92 0.87 0.82 0.78 0.75 0.88 0.83 0.79 0.75 0.72 0.83 0.79 0.75 0.71 0.68 0.78 0.74 0.71 0.67 0.64
Isoleucine, % 0.75 0.71 0.67 0.64 0.61 0.68 0.65 0.62 0.59 0.56 0.65 0.62 0.59 0.56 0.53 0.61 0.57 0.55 0.52 0.50 0.57 0.54 0.52 0.49 0.47
Valine, % 0.83 0.78 0.74 0.70 0.67 0.75 0.71 0.68 0.64 0.62 0.72 0.69 0.65 0.62 0.59 0.68 0.64 0.61 0.58 0.55 0.63 0.60 0.57 0.54 0.52
Total Amino Acids5
Lysine, % 1.03 0.97 0.92 0.88 0.83 0.94 0.89 0.84 0.80 0.77 0.90 0.85 0.81 0.77 0.74 0.85 0.81 0.77 0.73 0.70 0.80 0.76 0.72 0.69 0.66
Methionine, % 0.53 0.50 0.47 0.45 0.43 0.47 0.44 0.42 0.40 0.38 0.44 0.42 0.40 0.38 0.36 0.41 0.39 0.37 0.35 0.33 0.38 0.36 0.34 0.32 0.31
Methionine+Cystine,% 0.97 0.91 0.87 0.82 0.78 0.87 0.82 0.78 0.74 0.71 0.84 0.79 0.75 0.72 0.68 0.78 0.74 0.70 0.67 0.64 0.73 0.69 0.66 0.62 0.60
Threonine, % 0.77 0.73 0.69 0.66 0.63 0.70 0.67 0.63 0.60 0.58 0.68 0.64 0.61 0.58 0.55 0.64 0.61 0.58 0.55 0.52 0.60 0.57 0.54 0.52 0.49
Tryptophan, % 0.24 0.22 0.21 0.20 0.19 0.21 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.21 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.17 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.16 0.15
Arginine, % 1.08 1.02 0.97 0.92 0.88 0.98 0.93 0.89 0.84 0.81 0.95 0.90 0.85 0.81 0.77 0.89 0.85 0.81 0.77 0.73 0.84 0.80 0.76 0.72 0.69
Isoleucine, % 0.81 0.76 0.72 0.69 0.66 0.74 0.70 0.66 0.63 0.60 0.70 0.66 0.63 0.60 0.57 0.65 0.62 0.59 0.56 0.53 0.62 0.58 0.55 0.53 0.50

Valine, % 0.91 0.86 0.82 0.78 0.74 0.83 0.79 0.75 0.71 0.68 0.80 0.75 0.72 0.68 0.65 0.75 0.71 0.67 0.64 0.61 0.70 0.66 0.63 0.60 0.57

Crude protein6, % 19.65 18.56 17.58 16.70 15.90 18.11 17.16 16.30 15.52 14.82 17.78 16.84 16.00 15.24 14.55 16.89 16.00 15.20 14.48 13.82 16.33 15.47 14.70 14.00 13.36

Sodium, % 0.21 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.17 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.17 0.16
Chloride, % 0.21 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.17 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.17 0.16
Linoleic acid (C18:2 n-6), % 2.35 2.22 2.11 2.00 1.90 2.00 1.89 1.80 1.71 1.64 1.78 1.68 1.60 1.52 1.45 1.56 1.47 1.40 1.33 1.27 1.33 1.26 1.20 1.14 1.09
Choline, mg/kg 2118 2000 1895 1800 1714 2000 1895 1800 1714 1636 2000 1895 1800 1714 1636 2000 1895 1800 1714 1636 2000 1895 1800 1714 1636

CALCIUM AND PHOSPHORUS CHANGES BASED ON AGE

Peak–35 Weeks Weeks 36–55 Weeks 56–72 Weeks 73–85 Weeks 86+
Calcium7,8, % 4.88 4.61 4.37 4.15 3.95 4.78 4.53 4.30 4.10 3.91 4.89 4.63 4.40 4.19 4.00 5.11 4.84 4.60 4.38 4.18 5.28 5.00 4.75 4.52 4.32
Phosphorus (available) 7,9, % 0.56 0.53 0.51 0.48 0.46 0.52 0.49 0.47 0.44 0.42 0.49 0.46 0.44 0.42 0.40 0.44 0.42 0.40 0.38 0.36 0.42 0.40 0.38 0.36 0.35

1
All nutrient requirements are based on the feed ingredient table at the back of this guide.
2
Crude protein, methionine+cystine, fat, linoleic acid, and / or energy may be changed to optimize egg size.
3
Peaking nutrient levels are calculated for birds at peak egg production. Prior to achieving peak egg production, the nutrient requirements will be lower.
4
A good approximation of the influence of temperature on energy needs is that for each 0.5°C change higher or lower than 22°C, subtract or add about 1.8
kcal /bird /day, respectively.
5
Recommendation for Total Amino Acids is only appropriate to corn and soybean meal diet. Where diets utilize other ingredients, recommendations for
Standardized Ileal Digestible Amino Acids must be followed.
6
Diets should always be formulated to provide required intake of amino acid. Concentration of crude protein in diet will vary with raw material used. Crude
protein value provided is an estimated typical value only.
7
Calcium and available phosphorus requirements are determined by flock age. When production remains higher and diets are fed for longer than ages
shown, it is recommended to increase to calcium and phosphorus concentrations of next feeding phase.
8
Calcium carbonate particle size recommendation varies throughout lay. Refer to Calcium Particle Size Table. Dietary calcium levels may need to be
adjusted based on limestone solubility.
9
Where other phosphorus systems are used, diets should contain recommended minimum level of available phosphorus.
• For more information on nutrient density in W-36 commercial layers, see the “Effects of Nutrient Density on Hy-Line W-36
Performance” product update at www.hyline.com.

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Disease Control
A flock of pullets or layers can only perform up to its • The house should be cleaned of organic matter with a
genetic potential when disease influence is minimized. high-pressure spray of warm water.
The diseases of economic importance vary widely between • Use foam / gel detergent to soak into organic matter and
locations, but in every case the challenge is to identify equipment.
and control those diseases. • Wash the upper portion of the house before the pit.
• Use high pressure warm water to rinse.
Biosecurity
• Allow the house to dry.
Biosecurity is the best method of avoiding diseases. A good
• After it is fully dry, apply foam / spray disinfectant
biosecurity program identifies and controls the most likely
followed by fumigation.
ways a disease could enter the farm.
• Flush and sanitize water lines.
• Human and equipment movement onto the farm should
• The monitoring of poultry houses for the presence of
be strictly controlled.
Salmonella, particularly Salmonella enteritidis, by routine
• Visitors to the farm should be limited to those essential environmental testing is recommended.
for its operation.
• Allow the house to dry before repopulating.
• Visits should be documented in a logbook.
• All visitors and workers should shower at a central Vertically Transmitted Diseases
location before entering. • Some diseases are known to be transmitted from
• Clean boots, clothing and head cover should be provided infected breeders to progeny.
for workers and visitors. • Disease-free breeders are the first step in control of these
• Clean footbaths containing disinfectant should be placed diseases for commercial layers.
outside entries to all poultry houses. • All breeders directly under Hy-Line International’s control
• If possible, avoid using outside crews or equipment for are free of lymphoid leukosis, Mycoplasma gallisepticum,
vaccination, moving, and beak trimming. Mycoplasma synoviae, Salmonella pullorum, Salmonella
• Ideally, workers should be limited to a single house. gallinarum, Salmonella enteritidis, Salmonella
typhimurium and other Salmonella species.
• For those visiting a number of flocks, flocks visited
on one day should be limited. Always progress from • Due to the
younger to older and from healthy to sick flocks. After possibility
visiting a sick flock, no other houses should be entered. of horizontal
transmission of
• Removal of flocks from the farm is an opportunity for
these diseases,
disease to be introduced, as trucks and crews have often
later generations
been on other farms.
may not remain
• A single-aged rearing farm using an all-in, all-out free.
principle is best to prevent transmission of disease from
• It is the
older flocks to younger, susceptible flocks.
responsibility
• Houses should be designed to prevent exposure to wild of breeding
birds, insects and rodents. and commercial
• Quickly and properly dispose of dead chickens. flock owners to prevent horizontal transmission of these
diseases and to continue testing to be assured of a
Rodents negative status.
Rodents are known carriers of many poultry diseases and
the most common reason for re-contamination of a cleaned COCCIDIA
and disinfected poultry facility. They are also responsible
This parasitic infection of the intestines may lead to
for house-to-house spread of disease on a farm.
gut damage and, in severe infestations, death. More
• The farm should be free of debris and tall grass that commonly, poor control of sub-clinical infection
provide a hiding area for rodents. reduces feed conversion or leaves pullets with chronic,
• The perimeter of each house should have a 1 m wide irreversible gut damage. Pullet flocks may be uneven
area of crushed rock or concrete to prevent rodents from or underweight at housing and not perform to their
burrowing into the house. full potential in lay. Control of coccidia includes the
• Feed and eggs should be stored in rodent-proof areas. following measures (check local regulations):
• Bait stations should be placed throughout the house and • Use ionophores or chemicals on a step-down
maintained with fresh rodenticide. program to ensure immunity in pullets.
• Live vaccine use is an alternative to anti-coccidial
Cleaning and Disinfection drug treatments.
Cleaning and disinfection of the house between flocks • Live vaccines are available that can be administered
reduces infection pressure for the next flock. by spray in the hatchery or by feed or water
• Allow a minimum of 2 weeks downtime between flocks. application during the first few days in the brooder
house.
• All feed and manure should be removed from the house
before cleaning. • Control of flies and beetles, which are vectors of
coccidia spread.
• Thoroughly clean air inlets, fan housing, fan blades and
fan louvers. • Thorough cleaning and disinfection of houses reduces
challenge pressure.
• Heating the house during washing improves the removal
of organic matter. • Limit bird access to manure belts.
• Cocci vaccines require cycling; discuss this with the
vaccine manufacturer.

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Performance Graph
BODY WEIGHT (g)
2000

1900

1800

1700

1600

1500

1400

1300

1200

1100

1000
100
95
90
85
80
production (%)
Hen-day egg

75
Body weight (g)

70
65
Egg weight (g)

WEEKS OF AGE
Mortality (%)

55
50
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40
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30
25
18 20 60
100

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40

30

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10

HEN-DAY EGG PRODUCTION (%)

EGG WEIGHT (g)
MORTALITY (%)

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Egg Standards and Egg Size Distribution

EGG QUALITY EGG SIZE DISTRIBUTION—E.U. STANDARDS
AGE HAUGH % BREAKING AVERAGE % VERY % % %
(weeks) UNITS SOLIDS STRENGTH AGE EGG WEIGHT LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
(weeks) (g) Over 73 g 63–73 g 53–63 g 43–53 g
18 98.0 22.4 4280
20 45.9 0.00 0.00 5.00 95.00
20 97.6 22.9 4260
22 96.8 23.2 4250 22 49.8 0.00 0.12 23.02 76.86
24 96.0 23.5 4240 24 52.6 0.00 0.97 45.23 53.80
26 95.3 23.7 4220 26 54.7 0.00 3.82 60.23 35.94
28 94.6 23.9 4200 28 56.3 0.00 7.88 68.83 23.29
30 93.9 24.1 4180 30 57.6 0.04 11.61 72.44 15.90
32 93.2 24.3 4160 32 58.5 0.06 16.58 72.42 10.94
34 92.6 24.4 4140 34 59.3 0.09 20.76 72.40 6.75
36 92.0 24.5 4120 36 60.0 0.13 24.53 70.18 5.15
38 91.4 24.6 4110 38 60.5 0.13 27.39 68.49 3.99
40 90.8 24.6 4100 40 60.9 0.17 31.78 65.10 2.95
42 90.3 24.7 4090 42 61.3 0.25 34.11 63.03 2.61
44 89.7 24.7 4085 44 61.6 0.43 37.42 59.54 2.61
46 89.2 24.7 4080 46 61.9 0.46 39.01 58.27 2.26
48 88.9 24.7 4075
48 62.1 0.80 40.59 56.36 2.25
50 88.5 24.7 4070
50 62.3 0.95 43.14 53.85 2.06
52 88.1 24.7 4065
52 62.5 0.97 44.13 52.91 1.99
54 87.7 24.7 4060
54 62.6 1.37 46.06 50.58 1.99
56 87.5 24.7 4050
58 87.2 24.7 4045 56 62.7 1.48 46.87 49.69 1.96
60 87.0 24.7 4040 58 62.9 1.57 46.91 49.56 1.96
62 86.8 24.7 4030 60 63.0 1.99 47.51 48.66 1.84
64 86.6 24.7 4010 62 63.0 2.23 47.96 47.97 1.84
66 86.4 24.7 3990 64 63.1 2.28 48.76 47.14 1.82
68 86.2 24.7 3970 66 63.2 2.30 49.01 46.96 1.73
70 86.0 24.7 3955 68 63.3 2.33 49.76 46.17 1.73
72 85.8 24.7 3945 70 63.3 2.34 50.20 45.77 1.69
74 85.6 24.7 3940 72 63.4 2.35 50.64 45.35 1.66
76 85.4 24.7 3930 74 63.4 2.57 50.84 44.94 1.65
78 85.2 24.7 3920 76 63.5 2.57 51.08 44.72 1.62
80 85.0 24.7 3910 78 63.5 2.57 51.34 44.47 1.61
82 84.8 24.8 3900 80 63.5 2.58 51.72 44.20 1.50
84 84.6 24.8 3890
82 63.6 2.60 51.89 44.03 1.48
86 84.4 24.8 3880
84 63.6 2.61 52.06 43.88 1.44
88 84.2 24.8 3870
86 63.6 2.66 52.64 43.41 1.29
90 84.0 24.8 3860
92 88 63.6 2.72 52.70 43.30 1.28
83.8 24.8 3850
94 83.6 24.8 3840 90 63.7 2.73 52.75 43.25 1.27
96 83.4 24.8 3830 92 63.7 2.76 52.79 43.18 1.27
98 83.2 24.8 3820 94 63.7 2.85 52.83 42.95 1.27
100 83.0 24.8 3810 96 63.7 2.90 53.25 42.58 1.27
98 63.7 2.97 53.30 42.49 1.24
100 63.8 2.97 53.44 42.35 1.24

SHELL COLOR SCORES

• The W-36 normally lays uniformly white colored eggs (05–10).
• Eggs laid the first week are typically darker (10–20) than
subsequent eggs.
• For more information on egg quality, see the “The Science of
Egg Quality” technical update at www.hyline.com.

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Egg Size Distribution (continued)

EGG SIZE DISTRIBUTION—E.U. STANDARDS
100

90

80

70
% OF PRODUCTION

60

50

40

30

20

10

0 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 100
WEEKS OF AGE

VERY LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL

Over 73 g 63–73 g 53–63 g 43–53 g

Molting
In some situations, the Hy-Line W-36 may be molted to rejuvenate egg production, shell quality and Haugh units.
For molting the W-36, follow the guidelines given in the Non-Fasting Molt Recommendations Technical Update at
www.hyline.com.

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Feed Ingredient Table 1

CRUDE PROTEIN (%)

FAT–ether extract (%)

LINOLEIC ACID (%)

DRY MATTER (%)

CRUDE FIBER (%)

CHOLINE (mg/kg)
POTASSIUM (%)
PHOSPHORUS

PHOSPHORUS

CHLORIDE (%)
CALCIUM (%)

SODIUM (%)

SULFUR (%)

ME (kcal/kg)
available (%)

ME (kcal/lb)

ME (MJ/kg)
total (%)
INGREDIENT (as-fed basis)
Barley, grain 89.0 11.5 1.9 5.0 0.08 0.42 0.15 0.03 0.14 0.56 0.15 1250 2750 11.51 1.1 1027
Beans, broad (vicia faba) 89.0 25.7 1.4 8.2 0.14 0.54 0.20 0.08 0.04 1.20 – 1100 2420 10.13 0.9 1670
Calcium carbonate (38%Ca) 99.0 – – – 38.00 – – 0.06 – 0.06 – – – – – –
Canola meal (38%) 91.0 38.0 3.8 11.1 0.68 1.20 0.40 – – 1.29 1.00 960 2110 8.83 – 6700
Corn, yellow, grain 86.0 7.5 3.5 1.9 0.01 0.28 0.12 0.02 0.04 0.33 0.08 1530 3373 14.11 1.9 1100
Corn gluten meal (60%) 90.0 60.0 2.0 2.5 0.02 0.50 0.18 0.03 0.05 0.45 0.50 1700 3740 15.65 1.8 2200
Cottonseed meal (41%), mech. extd 91.0 41.0 3.9 12.6 0.17 0.97 0.32 0.04 0.04 1.20 0.40 955 2100 8.79 0.8 2807
Cottonseed meal (41%), direct solv. 90.0 41.0 2.1 11.3 0.16 1.00 0.32 0.04 0.04 1.16 0.30 915 2010 8.41 0.4 2706
Dicalcium phosphate (18.5% P) 99.0 – – – 22.00 18.50 18.50 0.08 – 0.07 – – – – – –
DL-Methionine 99.0 58.1 – – – – – – – – – 2277 5020 21.00 – –
Fat, animal 99.0 – 98.0 – – – – – – – – 3600 7920 33.14 – –
Fat, vegetable 99.0 – 99.0 – – – – – – – – 4000 8800 36.82 40.0 –
Fish meal, anchovy, Peruvian 91.0 65.0 10.0 1.0 – – – 0.88 0.60 0.90 0.54 1280 2820 11.80 0.1 5100
Fish meal, white 91.0 61.0 4.0 1.0 – – – 0.97 0.50 1.10 0.22 1180 2600 10.88 0.1 4050
Flaxseed 92.0 22.0 34.0 6.5 – – – 0.08 – 1.50 – 1795 3957 16.56 54.0 3150
L-Lysine 99.0 93.4 – – – – – – – – – 1868 4120 17.24 – –
L-Threonine 99.0 72.4 – – – – – – – – – 1619 3570 14.94 – –
L-Tryptophan 99.0 84.0 – – – – – – – – – 2653 5850 24.48 – –
Linseed meal flax, expeller 90.0 32.0 3.5 9.5 0.40 0.80 – 0.11 – 1.24 0.39 700 1540 6.44 0.5 672
Linseed meal flax, solvent 88.0 33.0 0.5 9.5 0.35 0.75 – 0.14 – 1.38 0.39 635 1400 5.86 0.1 1760
Meat and bone meal, 50% 93.0 50.0 8.5 2.8 9.20 4.70 4.70 0.80 0.75 1.40 0.40 1150 2530 10.59 0.5 2000
Millet, pearl grain 90.0 12.0 4.2 1.8 0.05 0.30 0.10 0.04 0.64 0.43 0.13 1470 3240 13.56 1.3 789
Mono-dicalcium phosphate (21% P) 99.0 – – – 16.00 21.00 – 0.05 – 0.06 – – – – – –
Oats, grain 90.0 11.0 4.0 10.5 0.10 0.35 0.14 0.07 0.12 0.37 0.21 1160 2550 10.67 2.4 1070
Peanut meal, solvent 90.0 47.0 2.5 8.4 0.08 0.57 0.18 0.07 0.03 1.22 0.30 1217 2677 11.20 0.5 1948
Poultry byproduct meal (feed grade) 94.0 57.0 14.0 2.5 5.00 2.70 2.70 0.30 0.55 0.60 0.50 1406 3100 12.97 0.7 5980
Rice bran, unextracted 91.0 13.5 5.9 13.0 0.10 1.70 0.24 0.10 0.07 1.35 0.18 925 2040 8.54 5.2 1948
Rice, grain, rough 89.0 7.3 1.7 10.0 0.04 0.26 0.09 0.04 0.06 0.34 0.10 1335 2940 12.30 0.83 5980
Safflower seed meal, expeller 91.0 20.0 6.6 32.2 0.23 0.61 0.20 0.05 0.16 0.72 0.10 525 1160 4.85 – 800
Salt, NaCl 99.0 – – – – – – 39.34 60.66 – – – – – – –
Sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3 99.0 – – – – – – 27.38 – – – – – – – –
Sorghum, milo, grain 89.0 11.0 2.8 2.0 0.04 0.29 0.10 0.03 0.09 0.34 0.09 1505 3310 13.85 1.3 678
Soybeans, full-fat, cooked 90.0 38.0 18.0 5.0 0.25 0.59 0.20 0.04 0.03 1.70 0.30 1520 3350 14.02 9.9 2420
Soybean meal, expeller 89.0 42.0 3.5 6.5 0.20 0.60 0.20 0.04 0.02 1.71 0.33 1100 2420 10.13 1.8 2673
Soybean meal, solvent 90.0 44.0 0.5 7.0 0.25 0.60 0.20 0.04 0.02 1.97 0.43 1020 2240 9.37 0.3 2743
Sunflower meal, expeller 93.0 41.0 7.6 21.0 0.43 1.00 0.25 0.20 0.01 1.00 0.10 1050 2310 9.67 6.5 –
Sunflower meal, partially dehul, solv. 92.0 34.0 0.5 13.0 0.30 1.25 0.27 0.20 0.01 1.60 0.38 1025 2260 9.46 0.2 1909
Triticale 90.0 12.5 1.5 2.59 0.05 0.30 0.10 – 0.07 – 0.20 1430 3150 13.18 0.9 460
Wheat, hard grain 88.0 13.5 1.9 3.0 0.05 0.41 0.12 0.06 0.07 0.50 0.10 1440 3170 13.26 1.00 778
Wheat, soft grain 86.0 10.8 1.7 2.8 0.05 0.30 0.11 0.06 0.07 0.40 0.10 1460 3210 13.43 1.00 778
Wheat bran 89.0 14.8 4.0 10.0 0.14 1.17 0.38 0.06 0.14 1.20 0.22 590 1300 5.44 2.10 980
Wheat middlings 89.0 15.0 3.6 8.5 0.15 1.17 0.45 0.06 0.07 0.60 0.16 950 2090 8.74 1.90 110
Nutrient recommendations are based on calculations using these energy and nutrient values (source: 2018–2019 Feedstuffs Reference Issue and field data).
Values provided are “typical” based on ingredient surveys. Nutrient values should be confirmed by analysis of the materials being used in order to maintain
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Feed Ingredient Table 2

CRUDE LYSINE METHIONINE CYSTINE THREONINE TRYPTOPHAN ARGININE ISOLEUCINE VALINE
PROTEIN (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)
(%)

Total content

Total content

Total content

Total content

Total content

Total content

Total content

Total content
Digestible

Digestible

Digestible

Digestible

Digestible

Digestible

Digestible

Digestible
content

content

content

content

content

content

content

content
INGREDIENT
(as-fed basis)
Barley, grain 11.50 0.53 0.41 0.18 0.14 0.25 0.20 0.36 0.28 0.17 0.12 0.50 0.43 0.42 0.34 0.62 0.50
Beans, broad (vicia faba) 25.70 1.52 1.29 0.25 0.18 0.14 0.09 0.98 0.77 0.24 0.16 2.20 1.91 1.00 0.73 1.22 0.88
Canola meal (38%)1 91.0 2.02 1.60 0.77 0.69 0.97 0.71 1.50 1.17 0.46 0.38 2.30 2.07 1.51 1.25 1.94 1.59
Corn, yellow, grain 7.50 0.24 0.19 0.18 0.16 0.18 0.15 0.29 0.24 0.07 0.06 0.40 0.36 0.29 0.26 0.42 0.37
Corn gluten meal (60%) 60.00 1.00 0.88 1.90 1.84 1.10 0.95 2.00 1.84 0.30 0.25 1.90 1.82 2.30 2.19 2.70 2.57
Cottonseed meal (41%),
41.00 1.52 0.99 0.55 0.40 0.59 0.44 1.30 0.88 0.50 0.39 4.33 3.81 1.31 0.93 1.84 1.36
mech. extd
Cottonseed meal (41%),
41.00 1.70 1.11 0.51 0.37 0.62 0.46 1.31 0.89 0.52 0.41 4.66 4.10 1.33 0.95 1.82 1.34
direct solv.
DL-Methionine 58.10 – – 99.00 99.00 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Fish meal, anchovy, Peruvian 65.00 4.90 4.21 1.90 1.63 0.60 0.43 2.70 2.17 0.75 0.59 3.38 2.77 3.00 2.55 3.40 2.82
Fish meal, white 61.00 4.30 3.70 1.65 1.42 0.75 0.54 2.60 2.09 0.70 0.55 4.20 3.44 3.10 2.64 3.25 2.70
Flaxseed 22.00 0.92 0.79 0.35 0.30 0.42 0.30 0.77 0.62 0.22 0.17 2.05 1.68 0.95 0.81 1.17 0.97
L-Lysine 93.40 78.80 78.80 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
L-Threonine 72.40 – – – – – – 98.50 98.50 – – – – – – – –
L-Tryptophan 84.00 – – – – – – – – 98.00 98.00 – – – – – –
Linseed meal flax, expeller 32.00 1.10 0.99 0.47 0.37 0.56 0.44 1.10 1.00 0.47 0.43 2.60 2.39 1.70 1.49 1.50 1.29
Linseed meal flax, solvent 33.00 1.10 0.99 0.48 0.38 0.58 0.45 1.20 1.10 0.48 0.44 2.70 2.48 1.80 1.58 1.60 1.38
Meat and bone meal, 50% 50.00 2.60 2.05 0.67 0.57 0.33 0.19 1.70 1.34 0.26 0.13 3.35 2.85 1.70 1.41 2.25 1.85
Millet, pearl grain 12.00 0.35 0.32 0.28 0.25 0.24 0.20 0.44 0.37 0.20 0.18 0.55 0.49 0.52 0.46 0.70 0.62
Oats, grain 11.00 0.40 0.35 0.20 0.17 0.21 0.18 0.28 0.24 0.18 0.14 0.80 0.75 0.53 0.47 0.62 0.55
Peanut meal, solvent 47.00 1.52 1.29 0.50 0.44 0.60 0.47 1.12 0.91 0.42 0.39 4.76 4.28 1.50 1.32 1.80 1.57
Poultry byproduct meal
57.00 2.25 1.80 0.91 0.78 0.90 0.55 1.88 1.50 0.50 0.26 3.50 3.08 2.10 1.79 2.32 1.93
(feed grade)
Rice bran, unextracted 13.50 0.50 0.38 0.17 0.13 0.10 0.07 0.40 0.28 0.10 0.08 0.45 0.39 0.39 0.30 0.60 0.46
Rice, grain, rough 7.30 0.24 0.19 0.14 0.13 0.08 0.07 0.27 0.22 0.12 0.11 0.59 0.54 0.33 0.27 0.46 0.39
Safflower seed meal, expeller 20.00 0.70 0.58 0.40 0.35 0.58 0.45 0.47 0.34 0.30 0.24 1.20 1.01 0.28 0.22 1.00 0.87
Sorghum, milo, grain 11.00 0.27 0.21 0.10 0.09 0.20 0.17 0.27 0.22 0.09 0.08 0.40 0.30 0.60 0.53 0.53 0.46
Soybeans, full-fat, cooked 38.00 2.40 2.16 0.54 0.49 0.55 0.45 1.69 1.43 0.52 0.46 2.80 2.60 2.18 1.94 2.02 1.78
Soybean meal, expeller 42.00 2.70 2.43 0.60 0.54 0.62 0.51 1.70 1.44 0.58 0.52 3.20 2.97 2.80 2.49 2.20 1.94
Soybean meal, solvent 44.00 2.70 2.43 0.65 0.58 0.67 0.55 1.70 1.44 0.60 0.53 3.40 3.16 2.50 2.22 2.40 2.11
Sunflower meal, expeller 41.00 2.00 1.74 1.60 1.47 0.80 0.64 1.60 1.31 0.60 0.52 4.20 3.91 2.40 2.14 2.40 2.08
Sunflower meal, partially
34.00 1.42 1.19 0.64 0.60 0.55 0.43 1.48 1.26 0.35 0.30 2.80 2.32 1.39 1.25 1.64 1.41
dehul, solv.
Triticale 12.50 0.39 0.35 0.26 0.23 0.26 0.22 0.36 0.31 0.14 0.12 0.48 0.39 0.76 0.70 0.51 0.44
Wheat, hard grain 13.50 0.40 0.32 0.25 0.22 0.30 0.26 0.35 0.29 0.18 0.16 0.60 0.53 0.69 0.61 0.69 0.59
Wheat, soft grain 10.80 0.30 0.24 0.14 0.12 0.20 0.17 0.28 0.23 0.12 0.11 0.40 0.35 0.43 0.38 0.48 0.41
Wheat bran 14.80 0.60 0.43 0.20 0.15 0.30 0.22 0.48 0.35 0.30 0.24 1.07 0.88 0.60 0.47 0.70 0.54
Wheat Middlings 15.00 0.70 0.56 0.12 0.10 0.19 0.14 0.50 0.36 0.20 0.16 1.00 0.80 0.70 0.58 0.80 0.61
Amino acid digestibility is standardized ileal digestibility. Amino acid values are standardized for 88% dry matter (source: 2018–2019 Feedstuffs Reference
Issue and field data). Values provided are “typical” based on ingredient surveys. Nutrient values should be confirmed by analysis of the materials being
used in order to maintain an accurate formulation matrix.

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• Feed and Water • Husbandry and Handling Practices

Provide access to good quality water and Provide comprehensive care and handling
nutritionally balanced diets at all times procedures that ensure the bird’s well-being
throughout its life
• Health and Veterinary Care
Provide science-based health programs and • Transportation
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Diseases Management
An Overview of Focal Duodenal Necrosis (FDN) Growing Management of Commercial Pullets
MG Control in Commercial Layers Understanding the Role of the Skeleton in Egg Production
Colibacillosis in Layers: An Overview The Science of Egg Quality
Fowl Pox in Layers Understanding Poultry Lighting
Avian Urolithiasis (Visceral Gout) Understanding Heat Stress in Layers
Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD, Gumboro) Infrared Beak Treatment
Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome Feed Granulometry and the Importance of
Feed Particle Size in Layers
Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT)
Impact of Tarp Color on Poultry Lighting
Intestinal Dilation Syndrome (IDS)
SPIDES (Short Period Incubation During Egg Storage)
Newcastle Disease
Fly Management: Surveillance and Control
Mycoplasma Synoviae (MS)
Optimizing Egg Size in Commercial Layers
Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza (LPAI)
Vaccination Recommendations
Diagnostic Samples and Breeder Non-Fasting Molt Recommendations
Flock Monitoring Egg Drop Syndrome (EDS)
Salmonella, Mycoplasma, and Avian Influenza Managing Fully Beaked Flocks
Monitoring in Parent Breeder Flocks Thiamin Deficiency in Pullets
Proper Collection and Handling of Diagnostic Samples

PRODUCT UPDATES
Effects of Nutrient Density on Hy-Line W-36 Performance
Managing the Hy-Line W-36 Commercial Layer in a Single Lay Cycle

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