The Effect of Intermittent Lighting on Metabolizable Energy Intake and Heat Production of Male Broilers

Poultry Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 167-171

  Ohtani, S ^a   Leeson, S ^b  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Broiler; Growth; Heat production; Intermittent lighting; Metabolizable energy intake

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHICKEN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; ENERGY INTAKE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD;

EID: 0034133868     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/79.2.167     Document Type: Article

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