Effects on commercial broiler chicks of constant exposure to ultraviolet light from insect traps

Poultry Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 324-326

  Hogsette, Jerome A ^a   Wilson, Henry R ^b  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler; Feed conversion; Fly traps; Mortality; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; INSECTA; MUSCA DOMESTICA; MUSCIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHICKEN; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; LIGHT; MALE; MORTALITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHICKENS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INSECT CONTROL; LIGHT; MALE; MORTALITY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0033088348     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/78.3.324     Document Type: Article

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