Vol. 7, Issue 4 (2019)
Influence of coloured light on broiler bird performance
Author(s): Suresh Kumar, Ravi Kant Gupta, Yashpal Singh, Amit Sharma and Neeraj Kashyap
Abstract: Poultry sector is one of the fastest growing sectors in India. Poultry is affected by lot of environmental factors like temperature, humidity, ventilation etc and light is one of the main factors affecting poultry. Light may be the most critical of all environmental factors to birds. Light affects broilers growth, Carcass yield and characteristics, behaviour and also affects the bird at blood level. Different sources of coloured lights affect the melatonin release from the hypothalamus thereby, affecting bird’s performance. Light allows the bird to establish rhythmicity and synchronize many essential functions, including many physiological and behavioral processes in broiler birds. Thus, this review article will highlight the influence of various coloured light sources on broiler bird’s performance.
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Suresh Kumar, Ravi Kant Gupta, Yashpal Singh, Amit Sharma, Neeraj Kashyap. Influence of coloured light on broiler bird performance. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(4):2038-2041.
