Choice feeding of the egg‐type pullet

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Abstract
1. Egg‐type pullets from 43 to 127 d of age were fed either a high‐protein concentrate (493 g/kg), a protein concentrate (323 g/kg) or a grower diet, together with either whole wheat or whole barley. Further birds received a complete diet and had no choice. 2. Eighty‐four point six, 69.5 and 31.4% respectively of the food consumed by the birds which received the high‐protein concentrate, protein concentrate or grower diet with wheat consisted of the whole cereal. The corresponding figures for the birds which received barley were 73.9, 41.3 and 10.9% respectively. 3. There were no significant differences in rate of food intake or growth between choice‐fed birds receiving whole wheat and the complete diet‐fed birds with no choice.