Data/hora: 10/06/2024 07:57:22

Provedor de dados: | 89
País: | Brazil
Título: | Behavior of Layers under Different Light Sources
Autores: | Tavares,BO; Pereira,DF; Bueno,LGF; Silva,GF.
Data: | 2015-12-01
Ano: | 2015
Palavras-chave: | Animal behavior; Light; Animal precision.
Resumo: | ABSTRACT Light is an important factor in the management of laying poultry. The ideal lamp spectrum that provides the best welfare conditions still needs to be determined. Wavelength and light intensity influence poultry behavior and their welfare. This study evaluated the influence of four lamps types with different light spectra on the behavior of seventy 52-week laying hens. Incandescent, fluorescent, and sodium and mercury vapor lamps were set in a different poultry house each and supplied similar light intensities. Layer behavior was video-recorded three times weekly using video cameras installed on the ceiling. The effects of different wavelengths emitted by the light sources on layer behavior were evaluated by the Kruskal-Wallis median test. Results indicated that incandescent and sodium vapor lamps increased the occurrence of nesting, and of active behaviors, such as floor-scratching and pecking.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2015000400511
Editor: | Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas
Relação: | 10.1590/1516-635X1704511-516
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science  v.17 n.4 2015
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess