Effect of Lighting Programs on Compensatory Growth of Broiler Chickens | ||||
| Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||||
| Article 16, Volume 54, Issue 2, April 2023, Page 220-231 PDF (761 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajas.2023.167795.1187 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Nourhan A. Helmy   ; Mohamed Metwally; Mohamed Farghaly; Hatem Y. El-Hammady; Mohamed El-Sagheer Mohamed
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| Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The aim of the experiment was to study the influence of lighting programmes on compensatory growth and carcass criteria of broiler chickens. A total number of 120 (one hundred twenty) Ross broiler chicks, one day old were equally divided into 3 treatments of 40 chicks each and further divided into 4 replicates (10 chicks/ replicate). The experimental lighting regime treatments were as follows: continuous, light stimulation and intermittent lighting. The results showed that the birds exposed to T1, and C achieved the highest BW and BWG compared to birds exposed to intermittent lighting. During the period from (0-6) wks of age, birds in groups (C) and (T1) achieved an increase in BWG and improved FCR than the group in (T2). In conclusion results suggested the application of a light stimulation better performance minimizing electricity costs. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Broiler; Lighting programme; Performance; Carcass | ||||
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