DEKALB WHITE

PRODUCT GUIDE
ALTERNATIVE HOUSING
Achieving the full genetic potential of the Dekalb White

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Dekalb White
Features

• Highly productive and excellent

feed conversion
• Outstanding livability and good behavior
• Successful in every housing system
• Great persistency
• Superb shell quality

Warranty Disclaimer
This product guide for layers has been prepared by Institut de Sélection Animale
B.V. and its affiliates (“ISA”) with the greatest possible care and dedication to inform
and assist ISA’s customers on the various manners of production to improve their
production results while using ISA products. However, specific circumstances at
the farm of the customer may impact the usability and reliability of the statements
and information mentioned in this product guide. No implied or explicit guarantees
are given by ISA as to the accuracy and completeness of the provided information
in this product guide. Applying the information as stated in this product guide in
the customers’ production environment remains a decision of the customer, to be
taken at its sole discretion. ISA will not be liable for any losses or damages whatsoever,
whether in contract, tort or otherwise arising from reliance on information contained
in this product guide.

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 The DEKALB
White Today

Combining excellent livability, extended

production cycles, superb persistency and an
excellent feed conversion ratio, the Dekalb White
consistently produces high numbers of first quality
eggs, per hen housed.
Docile behavior and excellent livability allows
the Dekalb White to adapt easily to a variety of
environments and housing systems. Dekalb White
eggs are strong shelled with excellent internal
quality, making them suitable for both table eggs
and egg processing markets.

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Management

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Dekalb White
Production summary

80 90 100
Laying period
wks wks wks

Livability (%) 94 93 93

Age at 50% production 145 145 145

Peak of production (%) 96.5 96.5 96.5

Average egg weight (g) 61.6 61.9 62.1

Eggs hen housed 376 430 481

Egg mass hen housed (kg) 23.1 26.6 29.9

Average feed intake (g/day) 117 117 116

Cum. feed conver.(kg/kg) 2.17 2.18 2.21

Body weight (g) 1720 1725 1725

Shell strength (g/cm2) 4100 4100 4100

Haugh units 83 83 83

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Rearing table
Age in Feed intake per Feed intake per Body weight
weeks bird per day (g) bird cum. (g) (g)
Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum

1 8 10 56 70 59 62

2 13 15 147 175 117 123

3 19 21 280 322 190 200

4 24 26 448 504 263 277

5 29 31 651 721 336 354

6 34 36 889 973 414 436

7 39 41 1,162 1,260 492 518

8 43 45 1,463 1,575 575 605

9 46 48 1,785 1,911 653 687

10 49 51 2,128 2,268 731 769

11 52 54 2,492 2,646 809 851

12 55 57 2,877 3,045 887 933

13 58 60 3,283 3,465 956 1,005

14 61 63 3,710 3,906 1,024 1,076

15 64 66 4,158 4,368 1,087 1,143

16 67 69 4,627 4,851 1,146 1,204

17 71 73 5,124 5,362 1,199 1,261

18 76 78 5,656 5,908 1,243 1,307

The information supplied in this guide is based on many actual flock

results obtained under good environment and managing conditions.
It is presented as a service to our customers and should be used
as a guide only. It does not constitute a guarantee or warranty of
performance in any way.

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 1500 150

1400 140

1300 130

1200 120

1100 110

1000 100

900 90

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800 80
Rearing graph

Bodyweight in g
700 70
Feed consumption in g

600 60

500 50

400 40

300 30

200 20

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Dekalb White
REARING
Production TABLE
table 1
PER HEN DAY
Age in % Egg Egg mass Feed intake Feed
weeks Lay weight per day per day conversion
(g) (g) (g) per week
18 0.0 0.0 0.0 77 0.00
19 5.9 43.5 2.6 85 33.02
20 44.0 46.6 20.5 94 4.58
21 70.7 49.2 34.8 100 2.87
22 86.6 51.4 44.5 105 2.36
23 93.8 53.3 50.0 109 2.18
24 95.4 55.0 52.5 112 2.14
25 95.8 56.3 53.9 114 2.11
26 96.0 57.3 55.0 115 2.09
27 96.2 58.2 56.0 116 2.07
28 96.3 58.9 56.7 117 2.06
29 96.4 59.5 57.4 118 2.06
30 96.5 60.0 57.9 119 2.06
31 96.5 60.4 58.3 120 2.06
32 96.5 60.7 58.6 120 2.05
33 96.5 60.9 58.7 120 2.04
34 96.4 61.1 58.9 120 2.04
35 96.3 61.3 59.0 120 2.03
36 96.2 61.4 59.1 120 2.03
37 96.1 61.6 59.2 120 2.03
38 96.0 61.8 59.3 120 2.03
39 95.8 61.9 59.3 120 2.02
40 95.6 62.0 59.3 120 2.02
41 95.4 62.1 59.3 120 2.02
42 95.2 62.3 59.3 120 2.02
43 95.0 62.4 59.2 120 2.03
44 94.8 62.4 59.2 120 2.03
45 94.6 62.5 59.1 120 2.03
46 94.3 62.6 59.1 120 2.03
47 94.1 62.7 59.0 120 2.03
48 93.8 62.8 58.9 120 2.04
49 93.5 62.9 58.8 120 2.04
50 93.1 62.9 58.6 120 2.05
51 92.9 63.0 58.5 120 2.05
52 92.6 63.1 58.4 120 2.06
53 92.3 63.1 58.3 120 2.06
54 92.0 63.2 58.1 120 2.06
55 91.7 63.3 58.0 120 2.07
56 91.4 63.3 57.9 120 2.07
57 91.1 63.4 57.7 120 2.08
58 90.8 63.4 57.6 120 2.08
59 90.5 63.4 57.4 120 2.09

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Production table 1
PER HEN HOUSED
Age in Eggs Egg mass Feed Feed % Body
weeks per bird cum. intake conversion Livability weight
cum. (kg) cum. (kg) cum. (g)
18 0 0.0 0.5 0.00 99.9 1,275
19 0 0.0 1.1 62.96 99.8 1,335
20 3 0.2 1.8 11.09 99.7 1,395
21 8 0.4 2.5 6.16 99.6 1,470
22 14 0.7 3.2 4.51 99.6 1,520
23 21 1.1 4.0 3.74 99.5 1,555
24 28 1.4 4.8 3.33 99.4 1,575
25 34 1.8 5.5 3.08 99.3 1,590
26 41 2.2 6.3 2.91 99.2 1,605
27 48 2.6 7.2 2.78 99.1 1,615
28 54 3.0 8.0 2.69 99.0 1,625
29 61 3.4 8.8 2.61 98.9 1,633
30 68 3.8 9.6 2.55 98.8 1,640
31 74 4.2 10.4 2.50 98.7 1,644
32 81 4.6 11.3 2.46 98.6 1,648
33 88 5.0 12.1 2.43 98.6 1,652
34 94 5.4 12.9 2.40 98.5 1,656
35 101 5.8 13.7 2.37 98.4 1,660
36 108 6.2 14.6 2.35 98.3 1,663
37 114 6.6 15.4 2.33 98.2 1,666
38 121 7.0 16.2 2.31 98.1 1,669
39 127 7.4 17.0 2.30 98.0 1,672
40 134 7.8 17.9 2.28 97.9 1,675
41 140 8.2 18.7 2.27 97.8 1,677
42 147 8.6 19.5 2.26 97.7 1,679
43 153 9.0 20.3 2.25 97.7 1,681
44 160 9.4 21.1 2.24 97.6 1,683
45 166 9.8 22.0 2.23 97.5 1,685
46 173 10.2 22.8 2.22 97.4 1,686
47 179 10.7 23.6 2.22 97.3 1,687
48 186 11.1 24.4 2.21 97.2 1,688
49 192 11.5 25.2 2.20 97.1 1,689
50 198 11.8 26.0 2.20 97.0 1,690
51 205 12.2 26.9 2.19 96.9 1,691
52 211 12.6 27.7 2.19 96.8 1,692
53 217 13.0 28.5 2.19 96.8 1,693
54 223 13.4 29.3 2.18 96.7 1,694
55 229 13.8 30.1 2.18 96.6 1,695
56 236 14.2 30.9 2.18 96.5 1,696
57 242 14.6 31.7 2.17 96.4 1,697
58 248 15.0 32.5 2.17 96.3 1,698
59 254 15.4 33.3 2.17 96.2 1,699

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Production table 2
PER HEN DAY
Age in % Egg Egg mass Feed intake Feed
weeks Lay weight per day per day conversion
(g) (g) (g) per week
60 90.2 63.5 57.3 120 2.10
61 89.9 63.5 57.1 120 2.10
62 89.6 63.6 56.9 120 2.11
63 89.3 63.6 56.8 120 2.11
64 89.0 63.6 56.6 120 2.12
65 88.7 63.6 56.4 120 2.13
66 88.4 63.7 56.2 120 2.13
67 88.1 63.7 56.1 120 2.14
68 87.8 63.7 55.9 120 2.15
69 87.5 63.7 55.7 120 2.15
70 87.2 63.7 55.5 120 2.16
71 86.9 63.7 55.3 120 2.17
72 86.5 63.7 55.1 120 2.18
73 86.2 63.7 55.0 120 2.18
74 85.9 63.7 54.8 120 2.19
75 85.6 63.8 54.6 120 2.20
76 85.3 63.8 54.4 120 2.21
77 85.0 63.8 54.2 120 2.21
78 84.7 63.8 54.0 120 2.22
79 84.4 63.8 53.8 120 2.23
80 84.1 63.8 53.6 120 2.24
81 83.8 63.8 53.4 120 2.25
82 83.4 63.8 53.3 120 2.25
83 83.1 63.8 53.0 120 2.26
84 82.8 63.8 52.8 120 2.27
85 82.4 63.9 52.6 120 2.28
86 82.1 63.9 52.4 120 2.29
87 81.7 63.9 52.2 120 2.30
88 81.4 63.9 52.0 120 2.31
89 81.0 63.9 51.8 120 2.32
90 80.6 63.9 51.5 120 2.33
91 80.2 63.9 51.3 120 2.34
92 79.8 63.9 51.0 120 2.35
93 79.4 63.9 50.8 120 2.36
94 79.0 63.9 50.5 120 2.38
95 78.6 64.0 50.2 120 2.39
96 78.1 64.0 49.9 120 2.40
97 77.6 64.0 49.7 120 2.42
98 77.1 64.0 49.3 120 2.43
99 76.6 64.0 49.0 120 2.45
100 76.1 64.0 48.7 120 2.46

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Production table 2
PER HEN HOUSED
Age in Eggs Egg mass Feed Feed % Body
weeks per bird cum. intake conversion Livability weight
cum. (kg) cum. (kg) cum. (g)
60 260 15.8 34.2 2.17 96.1 1,700
61 266 16.1 35.0 2.17 96.0 1,701
62 272 16.5 35.8 2.16 95.9 1,702
63 278 16.9 36.6 2.16 95.9 1,703
64 284 17.3 37.4 2.16 95.8 1,704
65 290 17.7 38.2 2.16 95.7 1,705
66 296 18.0 39.0 2.16 95.6 1,706
67 302 18.4 39.8 2.16 95.5 1,707
68 308 18.8 40.6 2.16 95.4 1,708
69 314 19.2 41.4 2.16 95.3 1,709
70 319 19.5 42.2 2.16 95.2 1,710
71 325 19.9 43.0 2.16 95.1 1,711
72 331 20.3 43.8 2.16 95.0 1,712
73 337 20.6 44.6 2.16 95.0 1,713
74 342 21.0 45.4 2.16 94.9 1,714
75 348 21.4 46.2 2.16 94.8 1,715
76 354 21.7 47.0 2.16 94.7 1,716
77 359 22.1 47.8 2.16 94.6 1,717
78 365 22.4 48.6 2.16 94.5 1,718
79 370 22.8 49.4 2.17 94.4 1,719
80 376 23.1 50.1 2.17 94.3 1,720
81 382 23.5 50.9 2.17 94.2 1,721
82 387 23.9 51.7 2.17 94.1 1,722
83 393 24.2 52.5 2.17 94.1 1,723
84 398 24.5 53.3 2.17 94.0 1,724
85 403 24.9 54.1 2.17 93.9 1,725
86 409 25.2 54.9 2.17 93.8 1,725
87 414 25.6 55.7 2.18 93.7 1,725
88 419 25.9 56.5 2.18 93.6 1,725
89 425 26.3 57.2 2.18 93.5 1,725
90 430 26.6 58.0 2.18 93.4 1,725
91 435 26.9 58.8 2.18 93.3 1,725
92 441 27.3 59.6 2.19 93.2 1,725
93 446 27.6 60.4 2.19 93.2 1,725
94 451 27.9 61.2 2.19 93.1 1,725
95 456 28.3 61.9 2.19 93.0 1,725
96 461 28.6 62.7 2.19 92.9 1,725
97 466 28.9 63.5 2.20 92.8 1,725
98 471 29.2 64.3 2.20 92.7 1,725
99 476 29.5 65.1 2.20 92.6 1,725
100 481 29.9 65.8 2.21 92.5 1,725

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 Livability 100 85 3200

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90 80 3000

Laying
rate 80 75 2800

70 70 2600

Average
60 65 2400
egg
weight
Dekalb White

50 60 2200
Production graph

40 55 2000
Body
weight

30 50 1800

20 45 1600

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10 40 1400

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3.05 65 450

2.90 60 400

2.75 55 350

2.60 50 300

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2.45 45 250
Production graph

2.30 40 200

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Age in weeks
Dekalb White
Egg grading
Age in Average % grading % grading % grading % grading
weeks egg S M L XL
weight <53 g 53-63 g 63-73 g >73 g
18 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
19 43.5 99.7 0.3 0.0 0.0
20 46.6 95.7 4.3 0.0 0.0
21 49.2 83.3 16.7 0.0 0.0
22 51.4 65.1 34.6 0.2 0.0
23 53.3 47.2 51.7 1.1 0.0
24 55.0 32.5 64.1 3.4 0.0
25 56.3 23.2 70.0 6.8 0.0
26 57.3 17.4 71.9 10.7 0.0
27 58.2 13.2 71.7 15.1 0.1
28 58.9 10.5 70.3 19.1 0.1
29 59.5 8.6 68.3 22.9 0.2
30 60.0 7.2 66.2 26.3 0.3
31 60.4 6.3 64.2 29.1 0.5
32 60.7 5.6 62.6 31.2 0.6
33 60.9 5.2 61.4 32.7 0.7
34 61.1 4.9 60.3 34.1 0.7
35 61.3 4.6 59.2 35.4 0.8
36 61.4 4.3 58.2 36.6 0.9
37 61.6 4.0 57.1 37.8 1.0
38 61.8 3.8 56.2 38.9 1.1
39 61.9 3.6 55.2 39.9 1.2
40 62.0 3.5 54.4 40.8 1.3
41 62.1 3.3 53.6 41.7 1.4
42 62.3 3.2 52.8 42.5 1.5
43 62.4 3.0 52.1 43.2 1.6
44 62.4 2.9 51.5 43.8 1.7
45 62.5 2.8 50.9 44.4 1.8
46 62.6 2.7 50.3 45.1 1.9
47 62.7 2.7 49.7 45.6 2.0
48 62.8 2.6 49.2 46.2 2.1
49 62.9 2.5 48.6 46.7 2.2
50 62.9 2.4 48.1 47.2 2.3
51 63.0 2.4 47.6 47.6 2.4
52 63.1 2.3 47.1 48.1 2.5
53 63.1 2.2 46.7 48.5 2.5
54 63.2 2.2 46.3 48.9 2.6
55 63.3 2.1 45.9 49.3 2.7
56 63.3 2.1 45.5 49.6 2.8
57 63.4 2.1 45.2 49.9 2.8
58 63.4 2.0 44.8 50.2 2.9
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Egg grading
Age in Average % grading % grading % grading % grading
weeks egg S M L XL
weight <53 g 53-63 g 63-73 g >73 g
60 63.5 2.0 44.3 50.7 3.0
61 63.5 1.9 44.0 51.0 3.1
62 63.6 1.9 43.8 51.2 3.2
63 63.6 1.9 43.6 51.3 3.2
64 63.6 1.9 43.4 51.5 3.3
65 63.6 1.8 43.2 51.6 3.3
66 63.7 1.8 43.1 51.8 3.3
67 63.7 1.8 43.0 51.9 3.3
68 63.7 1.8 42.9 51.9 3.4
69 63.7 1.8 42.8 52.0 3.4
70 63.7 1.8 42.7 52.1 3.4
71 63.7 1.8 42.7 52.1 3.4
72 63.7 1.8 42.6 52.2 3.4
73 63.7 1.8 42.5 52.2 3.5
74 63.7 1.8 42.5 52.3 3.5
75 63.8 1.8 42.4 52.4 3.5
76 63.8 1.7 42.3 52.4 3.5
77 63.8 1.7 42.3 52.5 3.5
78 63.8 1.7 42.2 52.5 3.5
79 63.8 1.7 42.1 52.6 3.6
80 63.8 1.7 42.1 52.7 3.6
81 63.8 1.7 42.0 52.7 3.6
82 63.8 1.7 41.9 52.8 3.6
83 63.8 1.7 41.8 52.8 3.6
84 63.8 1.7 41.8 52.9 3.6
85 63.9 1.7 41.7 52.9 3.7
86 63.9 1.7 41.6 53.0 3.7
87 63.9 1.7 41.6 53.1 3.7
88 63.9 1.7 41.5 53.1 3.7
89 63.9 1.7 41.4 53.2 3.7
90 63.9 1.6 41.4 53.2 3.8
91 63.9 1.6 41.3 53.3 3.8
92 63.9 1.6 41.2 53.3 3.8
93 63.9 1.6 41.2 53.4 3.8
94 63.9 1.6 41.1 53.5 3.8
95 64.0 1.6 41.0 53.5 3.8
96 64.0 1.6 40.9 53.6 3.9
97 64.0 1.6 40.9 53.6 3.9
98 64.0 1.6 40.8 53.7 3.9
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99 64.0 1.6 40.7 53.7 3.9

100 64.0 1.6 40.7 53.8 3.9

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