As proxies for frame size, neither shank length nor
chest width was affected by feeding management treatments
(Table 6). Pullets in the skip-a-day treatment
had the lowest P. major and P. minor weights (395
and 122 g, respectively), and the heaviest liver and fat
pad weights (60.1 and 36.7 g, respectively) compared to
all other treatments. Scatter treatment pullets had the
lightest fat pad and liver weights (24.5 and 48.0 g, respectively;
Table 6). Fat pad, oviduct, P. major, and
P. minor weights did not differ among control, high
fiber, and grading treatments. Though not significant
(P < 0.07), the ovarian stroma were numerically lowest
in skip-a-day treatment birds. Oviduct weight was lower
in skip-a-day and scatter treatment birds compared to
high fiber treatment birds.