AN ILLUMINATION SYSTEM

The invention provides an illumination system arranged to illuminate a space for rearing a flock of birds, wherein the illumination system comprises: a visible light source configured to emit visible light; an ultraviolet light source configured to emit ultraviolet light; a controller configured to:...

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Hauptverfasser: STEPHAN, Aaron, Benjamin, LEYK, Curtis, Allen
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:The invention provides an illumination system arranged to illuminate a space for rearing a flock of birds, wherein the illumination system comprises: a visible light source configured to emit visible light; an ultraviolet light source configured to emit ultraviolet light; a controller configured to: (i) entrain a circadian rhythm of the flock of birds by controlling the visible light source to emit the visible light for a predetermined period of light, and not to emit the visible light for a predetermined period of dark; (ii) control the ultraviolet light source to emit the ultraviolet light at an ultraviolet light intensity for at least one subperiod within the predetermined period of dark, wherein the ultraviolet light comprises a peak wavelength within the UV-A wavelength range.