Basing Turkey Lighting Programs on Broiler Research: A Good Idea? A Comparison of 18 Daylength Effects on Broiler and Turkey Welfare
Daylength used as a management tool has powerful implications on the welfare of both broilers and turkeys. Near-constant light results in many detrimental impacts, including lack of behavioural rhythms and circadian melatonin rhythms. Both are suggestive that sleep fragmentation could result in bird...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-04-01
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| Series: | Animals |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/6/5/27 |