This experiment was aimed at evaluating the performance, oviduct morphometric, hormone concentration and bone density in laying hens submitted of the different methods of molt induction. Two hundred-eight laying hens, 58 weeks of age, were randomly divided into four treatments groups (california method, diet of high-zinc, diet of low-calcium and diet of low-sodium) and four replicates. The experiment evaluated biometrics characteristics on day 1, 28 of the experiment and in three periods postmolt: body weight, ovary percentage, oviduct percentage, number of folds of the magnum and isthmus, and length of the different parts of oviduct. In the postmolt period, the morphometric analysis of the birds were not affected by any of the experimental treatments.
nutricional manage; postmolt; reproductive system
