The influence of the lighting program on broiler activity and dust production

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2504-2511

  Calvet, S ^a   van den Weghe, H ^b   Kosch, R ^c   Estelles F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c Big Dutchman   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal activity; Broiler; Lighting program; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 70449441353     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2009-00255     Document Type: Article

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