Effect of alternating lights and strain on behavior and leg disorders of roaster chickens

The effects of light treatment and strain on movement, spacial distribution, activity, and incidence of leg disorders of 4 to 10-week-old male chickens were examined in two experiments. In both, an alternating light treatment, in which high-intensity light alternated from one side of the barn to the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Poultry science 1985-10, Vol.64 (10), p.1863-1868
Hauptverfasser:	Newberry, R C, Hunt, J R, Gardiner, E E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aging Animals Behavior, Animal - radiation effects Chickens - genetics Extremities Light Male Motor Activity - radiation effects Periodicity Poultry Diseases - genetics Poultry Diseases - prevention & control Species Specificity
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