Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4 Western Australia, Series 4
Volume 6
Number 12 1965 Article 13
1-1-1965
Eighth random sample laying test, 1964-65 Eighth random sample laying test, 1964-65
Department of Agriculture, Western Australia
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EIGHTH RANDOM SAMPLE LAYING TEST, 1964-65
SIXTH PROGRESSIVE REPORT TO 31st OCTOBER, 1965
Average Age of Birds 4 5 7 Days or 65 Weeks and 3 Days
Hanked i n order or profit retained to date
1. H a m p t o n s Poultry Stud 2. Hamptons Poultry Stud 3. Lynsted Hatchery 4. Radio Hatchery 5. Altona Hatchery 6. Hudsons Hatchery 7. Mnlvra Hatchery 8. Angels Hatchery 9. Albany BeH Hatchery 1 0 . K. H . Hiekson 1 1 . N. A. BeH 12. Chalmers Hatchery 1 3 . Mnrraj-fleld Hatchery 14. Bas&endean Hatchery 15. Austral H a t c h e r y 16. Clearview Hatchery ....
17. Albany Bell Hatchery 18. Radio H a t c h e r y
1 9 . W e x h a m Hatchery .... _ Test Average
Breed
W L / A S.P.B. Queen 8 . P . B . Queen
W L / A Speedi-Lay
W L / A W L / A
W ^T
Cross Bred W L / A A U S T . W L / A W L / A W L / A W L / A T.L.
Top Cross T.L. 31 Strain Cross
W.L.
A U S T . W L / A Various
Birds re- maining in test
No.
41 39 40 87 35 39 38 87 8 9 37 47 85 35 33 32 34 35 43 34 3 7 - 2
Period avail- able for
laying
days 308 808 305 308 308 306 309 309 308 308 308 307 805 308 809 308 308 808 305 307 5
Progressive results from 2IV7 Egg production
per
H e n housed
basis
eggs 1 9 0 1 183-1 186-3 182-3 181-7 180-3 1 7 0 - 9 185-3 181-6 171-5 172-2 160-7 1 6 0 - 6 145-1 166-4 1 5 6 - 4 162-6 168-6 164-4 173-0
bird
H e n day basis
eggs 2 0 1 - 8 192 1 191-3 2 0 7 - 0 2 0 5 - 4 191-5 193-6 194-7 2 0 0 - 1 1 9 9 - 3 1 7 4 - 6 1 8 2 - 3 1 8 8 - 4 1 9 3 - 5 1 8 4 - 5 1 8 1 - 2 1 8 6 - 8 1 7 3 - 8 183-1 190-5
Daily feed con- sump-
tion per bird
o z . 4 - 4 5 4 0 5 4 - 2 0 4 - 4 8 4 - 2 9 4 - 3 8 4 - 3 1 4 - 3 6 4 - 4 0 4 - 4 0 4 - 2 7 4 - 2 2 4 - 4 5 4 - 5 3 4-29 4 - 1 2 4 - 1 7 4 - 4 8 4 - 3 3 4 - 3 2
Pro- gressive Average egg weight
oz.
2 - 0 1 1-93 1-96 1-97 1-97 2 - 0 1 1-98 1-99 1-96 1-95 1-97 2 - 0 0 1-99 2 0 5 2 0 4 1 95 1-95 1-98 1-99 1-98
weeks t o date
Net price
per d o t . eggs
s. d.
8 11
4 n
4 0 i 4 0 3 111
* H 4 0 j 4 Of 3 1 1 } 4 0 4 H 4 1 4 2J
J I
3 11J 4 0 i 4 1 4 OJ
Pro- gressive per cent.
rate of lay
per cent.
6 5 - 5 6 2 - 4 6 2 - 7 6 7 - 2 6 6 - 7 6 2 - 6 6 2 - 6 6 3 0 6 5 0 6 4 - 7 5 6 - 7 5 9 - 4 6 1 - 8 6 2 - 8 5 9 - 7 6 8 - 8 6 0 - 7 5 6 - 4 6 0 - 0 6 2 - 0
Profit per bird
Income less feed and chicken
costs
£ s. d.
1 6 4 1 5 0 1 4 4 } 1 3 10 1 8 S t 1 2 1 0 } 1 2 3 1 2 0 , 1 1 7 1 1 51 1 0 7 }
19 10*
19 8 } 19 6 | 18 11$
18 H i 18 H i 18 4 1 18 Oj 1 1 * i WL — White Leghorn. ATJST. = Australorp.
S.P.B. = Scientific Poultry Breeders. WL/A — White Leghorn Sire x Australorp dam crossbred. T.L. = Tegel Layer.
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