Article
Response of laying hens to asymmetrical interrupted lighting regimens: physiological aspects.
British poultry science - 1 Mar 1990
Lewis P D, Perry G C
Abstract excerpt
1. There were no significant differences in the mean time of oviposition, distribution of ovipositions over the 24 h or proportion of eggs laid in the modal 8 h when conventionally-lit hens were compared with hens which received interrupted lighting with the same apparent daylength. 2. Intermitte...
Topics
- Animals
- Breeding
- Chickens
- Crop, Avian
- Eating
- Eye
- Feeding Behavior
- Female
- Genotype
- Light
- Oviposition
- Periodicity