Effects of intermittent lighting on broiler growth performance, slaughter performance, serum biochemical parameters and tibia parameters

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of intermittent lighting (IL) on broiler growth and slaughter performance as well as serum biochemical and tibia parameters. Two hundred and eighty 7-d-old Ross 308 broilers were selected and reared from 8 to 42 d under IL photoperiods of ei...

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Main Authors: Haiming Yang, Hao Xing, Zhiyue Wang, Jinlong Xia, Yan Wang, Banghong Hou, Jundong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-12-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/4143