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Provedor de dados: | 89
País: | Brazil
Título: | Effect of Led Lighting Colors for Laying Japanese Quails
Autores: | Nunes,KC; Garcia,RG; Nääs,IA; Eyng,C; Caldara,FR; Sgavioli,S; Roriz,BC; Ayala,CM.
Data: | 2016-09-01
Ano: | 2016
Palavras-chave: | Coturnix coturnix japonica; Light-emitting diode; Fluorescent light bulb; Egg quality.
Resumo: | ABSTRACT Time of exposure and light intensity rearing house may affect the performance and egg quality of laying quails. This research aimed at evaluating the live performance, egg quality, biometry of the reproductive system, and the gastrointestinal tract of Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) exposed to artificial light-emitting diodes (LED) of different colors in comparison with fluorescent lamps. A total of 240 Japanese quails were distributed in completely randomized experimental design with four treatments (fluorescent lamp, and green, red, or blue LED lamps) with six replicates of 10 birds each. Average egg weight and eggshell thickness were different (p&lt;0.05) when LED bulbs were compared with fluorescent lamps. The egg weight of the birds exposed to the red LED was similar to those under a fluorescent lamp (p&gt;0.05). The oviduct of 64-d-old hens exposed to green LED lighting was shorter (p&lt;0.05) than those exposed to the fluorescent lamp. Red LED can be used to replace the fluorescent lamps, as they promote the same live performance, egg quality, and morphological development of the reproductive tract of laying Japanese quails.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2016000500051
Editor: | Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas
Relação: | 10.1590/1806-9061-2015-0176
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science  v.18 n.spe 2016
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess