Hy-Line Brown
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LAYER STRAINS · HY-LINE INTERNATIONAL
The main alternative to Lohmann for brown eggs, with a strong record on persistence — holding production later into the cycle.
Best for
Producers running long cycles who want production to hold past peak.
What it is called, and how common it is
Asked for in the mandi as
Hyline · layer murghi
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At a glance
- Egg colour
- Brown
- First egg
- ~18–20 weeks
- Cycle
- Commonly run to 72–90 weeks
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Good persistence — the curve falls away more slowly after peak
- Widely supported with published management guides
Trade-offs
- Like any hybrid, published figures assume the feed specification is actually met
In Pakistan
Well known and available. The practical choice between Hy-Line and Lohmann usually comes down to what your local hatchery supplies reliably.
Other layer strains
Sources
- Comparison of performance, meat quality and profitability of Cobb, Hubbard and Ross broiler strains
- Comparative growth and meat yield of Arbor Acres, Cobb 500 and Lohmann broiler strains
- Laying characteristics and egg geometry of four varieties of indigenous Aseel chicken in Pakistan
- Poultry Research Institute, Punjab — conservation and improvement of poultry breeds
- ZTBL — financing for Golden/Misri chicken poultry farming
- Comparative performance of Naked Neck, Black Australorp and their crossbreds