JUDGING PAST EGG PRODUCTION
INTENSITY
The hens of a past
production class are judged on the factors of persistency, intensity and health
& vigor.
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Dictionary
definition of intensity: high level or degree; the property of being intense The
intensity factors indicate the hen's current rate of egg
production. Intensity is determined
by the handling quality of the pubic bones, abdominal skin and vent, and by a
lack of fat under the shank scales. Abdominal capacity and the condition of
the comb and wattles are additional indicators of intensity. |