Equating the perceived intensity of coloured lights to hens

British Poultry Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 136-141

  Prayitno, D S ^a   Phillips, C J C ^b,c  

^a DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COLOR VISION; FEMALE; ILLUMINATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; LIGHTING; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0031136704     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669708417958     Document Type: Article

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