Laying hens do not have a preference for high-frequency versus low-frequency compact fluorescent light sources

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-181

  Widowski, T M ^a   Duncan, I J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Flicker; Fluorescent; Lighting; Poultry

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 0030492661     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjas96-027     Document Type: Article

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