Effect of intermittent lighting, light intensity and source on the performance and welfare of broilers

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-130

  Buyse, J ^a   Simons, P C M ^b   Boshouwers, F M G ^c   Decuypere, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b Centre for Applied Poultry Research   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Broilers; Intermittent lighting; Light intensity; Performance; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 22944464466     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/wps19960012     Document Type: Article

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