Centre for Advanced Studies in Poultry Science, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur - 680651, (Kerala).
*Corresponding author: E-mail: drknkutty@sancharvet.in
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the egg quality traits at 28, 32, 36 and 40 weeks of age in the reciprocal crosses of White Leghorn strains reared under deep litter system. There were no significant differences observed for the shape index, yolk index, albumen index, Haugh unit score and shell thickness between the genetic groups at 28, 32, 36 and 40 weeks of age.
Egg quality traits, reciprocal crosses, White Leghorn layers
