A review of lighting programs for broiler production

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 301-308

  Olanrewaju, H A ^a   Thaxton, J P ^b   Dozier III, W A ^a   Purswell, J ^a   Roush, W B ^a   Branton, S L ^a  

^a POULTRY RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler; Constant light; Intermittent lighting; Light duration; Light intensity; Light wavelength

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 33745896516     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2006.301.308     Document Type: Review

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