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Use of Cottonseed Meats in Molting Programs

Department of Poultry Science,University of Georgia,Athens, GA 30602

Correspondence: N. Dale, E-mail:ndale{at}arches.uga.edu

A variety of methods have been investigated to induce laying hens to molt and thereby rejuvenate the reproductive system so that the rates of lay and quality of eggs produced improve. In the present research, we investigated whether addition of ground, delinted, whole cottonseed to a laying hen diet could promote molting. Hens voluntarily reduced intake of a feed containing 50% finely ground, delinted, whole cottonseed to such an extent that the birds molted. The molt induced by feeding a ground cottonseed diet was determined to be equivalent in effectiveness to one produced by a complete feed withdrawal.

Key Words: cottonseed meats • laying hen • molting

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