Green light during rearing does not significantly affect the performance of egg-type pullets in the laying phase

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 739-743

  Lewis, P D ^a   Caston, L ^a   Leeson, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Egg production; Laying hen; Light; Wavelength

Indexed keywords

AVES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; EGG; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EGGS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LIGHT; LIGHTING; OVIPOSITION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 34548568971     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.4.739     Document Type: Article

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