The effect of a green and blue monochromatic light combination on broiler growth and development

Poultry Science

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 842-845

  Rozenboim, I ^a   Biran, I ^a   Chaiseha, Y ^b   Yahav, S ^c   Rosenstrauch, A ^d   Sklan, D ^a   Halevy, O ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^d ACHVA ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Body weight; Broiler; Growth; Monochromatic light

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

LIOTHYRONINE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; COLOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; PHOTOPERIODICITY;

AGING; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; COLOR; LIGHT; PHOTOPERIOD; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 3042742653     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/83.5.842     Document Type: Article

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