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| Fidan,Evrim Dereli; Nazlıgül,Ahmet; Türkyılmaz,Mehmet Kenan; Aypak,Serap Ünübol; Kilimci,Figen Sevil; Karaarslan,Solmaz; Kaya,Mehmet. |
| ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of photoperiod length and light intensity on leg and eye health, tonic immobility, some blood parameters, carcass, and meat quality characteristics in broilers. A total of 272 one-day-old male broiler chicks (Ross 308) were randomly assigned to four treatment groups based on the photoperiod length (23L:1D or increasing duration of light) and light intensity (20 lux vs. dim light) with four replicates. In this study, photoperiod lenght had no effect on incidence of foot pad and hock burn. On the other hand, the effect of photoperiod lenght had significant influence on the gait score. The incidences of gait score (3 + 4 + 5) in bright and dim light groups was found as 21.4 and 41.0% in... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Carcass quality; Corticosterone; Eye and leg health; Lighting. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982017000300202 |
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