Table 1. Summary of studies on the effect of housing and feeding strategies on laying hen egg production performance

Experimental factor Treatments Result or conclusion Reference
Housing management(temperature) Four different environmental temperatures; normal temperature, acute heat stress, chronic heat stress for two weeks, chronic heat stress for four weeks Cyclic heat stress negatively impacted the performance of laying hens, reducing feed intake and egg production [12]
Housing management(temperature) Three different cages; cages with warmed perches (30°C), regular perches, no perches Warmed perches during the cold exposure improved feed consumption and egg quality traits by thermoregulation [16]
Housing management(temperature and humidity) Chronic heat stress with three different relative humidity; low humidity (25%), moderate humidity (50%), and high humidity (75%) in high temperature (30°C) High humidity (75%) in high temperature (30°C) reduces the weight of eggshell, yolk, and albumen [18]
Housing management(ventilation) Chronic heat stress with four different ventilation flows; 0.5, 1.5, 2.0, and 3.0 m/s High ventilation rate (3.0 m/s) improved egg production, whereas a low rate (0.5 m/s) negatively affected production and quality [21]
Housing management(lighting system) Four different lighting intensities; 0.2, 1, 5, and 25 Lux Increasing lighting intensity between 0.2, 1, 5, and 25 Lux improved egg production performance [24]
Housing management(lighting system) Two lighting systems; light-emitting diode (LED strip) and conventional LED lamp lighting system LED strip improved egg production performance compared to conventional LED lamp lighting system [26]
Housing management(lighting program) Three different lighting systems; conventional lighting system (16L:8D), Biomittent lighting system (40 minutes lighting: 20 minutes of darkness), Biomittent lighting system (20 minutes of lighting: 40 minutes darkness) Biomittent lighting system (20 minutes of lighting: 40 minutes of darkness) improved laying rate, egg mass, feed conversion ratio, and eggshell thickness [27]
Housing management(lighting program) Two lighting program; Cornell lighting program (2L:4D:8L:10D) and conventinal lighting system (16L:8D) Cornell lighting program (2L:4D:8L:10D) improved egg laying performance and decreased feed intake, egg size, and consumption of electricity [33]
Housing management(drinking water) Four experimental drinking water; basic drinking water, basic drinking water + 0.05% wild ginseng, basic drinking water + 0.1% wild ginseng, basic drinking water + 0.5% wild ginseng Drinking water with ginseng supplementation improved laying rate, egg mass, egg weight, and ginsenoside saponin in the yolk [35]
Housing management(drinking water) Two experimental drinking water; non-magnetic water and magnetic water Supplying magnetic water increased egg weight and egg mass [36]
Housing management(drinking water) Four experimental drinking water; unsupplemented drinking water, drinking water + 2 mg/L Ca + 250 mg/L Mg, drinking water + 4 mg/L Ca + 510 mg/L Mg, drinking water + 5 mg/L Ca + 760 mg/L Mg Supplying water supplemented with calcium and magnesium improved eggshell thickness and strength [37]
Housing management(drinking water) Waterline cleaning in poultry houses; continuously add slightly acidic electrolyzed water into the waterline and the conventional waterline disinfection method, which includes regular use of high-concentration chemical disinfectant for soaking the waterline and flushing with water Supplying water supplemented with electrolyzed water increased egg weight and yolk color [39]
Feeding management(alternative feed ingredients) Experimental diets include the same energy and crude protein composition but different dietary protein sources; soybean meal, cottonseed, and rapeseed meal Feeding a diet with cottonseed meal as a dietary protein source decreased egg mass and albumen quality [43]
Feeding management(alternative feed ingredients) Experimental diets including dried distillers grains and solubles for 0%, 10%, and 20% Feeding a diet including 20% of dried distillers grains and solubles decreased the production of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide without deteriorating egg production performance [47]
Feeding management(alternative feed ingredients) Three dietary treatments; a basal diet, and two experimental diets comprising the basal diet plus Tenebrio molitor larvae meal at 2.5% or 5% inclusion rate Feeding diet plus T. molitor larvae meal improved egg production performance and feed conversion ratio [49]
Feeding management(feeding of growing pullets) Three dietary treatments including different nitrogen-corrected apparent metabolizable energy; 2,850, 2,565, and 2,280 kcal/kg Reducing AMEn in feed improved laying rate, egg mass, and settable eggs [53]
Feeding management(dietary protein level) Two dietary treatments including different crude protein compositions; basal diet and low protein diet supplemented with synthetic amino acid Application of low protein diet supplemented with synthetic amino acid reduced nitrogen excretion without deteriorating egg production [57]
Feeding management(dietary calcium and phosphorus) Five experimental diets; basal diet with 0.35% available phosphorus and 3.5% calcium, basal diet reduced in available phosphorus and calcium levels by 0.187%, 0.159% of the diet, respectively, or severely reduced by 0.231%, 0.275% of the diet, respectively. Other diets were supplemented with phytase Egg production, body weight, and bone densitometry in hens fed a calcium-phosphorus deficient diet supplemented with phytase was comparable to hens fed the basal diet [58]
Feeding management(dietary calcium) Two dietary treatments including different calcium compositions; 2.5%, and 3.8% of calcium A feeding diet including 3.8 calcium improved eggshell quality, especially in the late laying period [62]
Feeding management(feeding strategy) Three feeding strategies; feeding 3 times a day, or feeding once a day in the morning at 08:00, in the noon at 12:00, or in the afternoon at 16:00 Feeding at 16:00 changed the pattern of feed consumption and exerted a positive influence on eggshell thickness [66]