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| Borille,R; Garcia,RG; Royer,AFB; Santana,MR; Colet,S; Naas,IA; Caldara,FR; Almeida Paz,ICL; Rosa,ES; Castilho,VAR. |
| Artificial lighting is one of the most powerful management tools available to commercial layer producers. Artificial light allows anticipating or delaying the beginning of lay, improving egg production, and optimizing feed efficiency. This study aimed at comparing the performance of commercial layers submitted to lighting using different LED colors or conventional incandescent lamps. The study was carried out in a layer house divided in isolated environments in order to prevent any influenced from the neighboring treatments. In total, 360 Isa Brown layers, with an initial age of 56 weeks, were used. The following light sources were used: blue LED, yellow LED, green LED, red LED, white LED, and 40W incandescent light. Birds in all treatment were submitted... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Artificial lighting; Commercial layers; Egg weight; Haugh units. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2013000200009 |
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