Effect of light intensity on broiler behaviour and diurnal rhythms

Light intensity manipulation is an important management tool affecting broiler behaviour and physiology but still there is a debate regarding the optimum level to be used in confinement barns. Two experiments were completed to study the impact of light intensity (1, 10, 20 and 40 lx) on behaviour an...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied animal behaviour science 2012-01, Vol.136 (1), p.50-56
Hauptverfasser:	Deep, Aman, Schwean-Lardner, Karen, Crowe, Trever G., Fancher, Bryan I., Classen, Henry L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age barns Behaviour birds Broiler chicks Data processing Daylength Drinking experimental design Feeding foraging Foraging behavior Grooming Light effects Light intensity Melatonin Melatonin and welfare photoperiod preening Replication Rhythm Rhythms Walking
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