Comparative effect of stocking density and flock size on performance and egg quality of laying hens in conventional and furnished California cages

Two experiments were carried out with an objective to test the comparative performance of laying hens reared in conventional California cages vs furnished regards production performance, egg quality parameters and immune status. Experiments conducted at Poultry Research Training Centre, Department Science, Nagpur Veterinary College during 2019-21. Commercial White Leghorn (BV300) (n =72) each experiment assigned into two treatments six replicates cages, for a 20 week period. The (FC) are provided perches, nesting area scratch pad meet natural behaviour birds. There different viz. 548 cm2/b×6 birds 645cm2/b×6 see effect stocking density cages. recorded compared findings (CC). results showed that body weight, weight gain, hen day percentages, feed : ratio, proportion broken eggs dirty not significantly affected by cage types. However, Haugh unit albumen height from higher than those hens. While H/L ratio corticosterone values lowest system It can be concluded study layer stress free condition system.