Rearing broiler chickens under monochromatic blue light improve performance and reduce fear and stress during pre-slaughter handling and transportation

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of monochromatic light on broiler performance, fear and stress response during pre-slaughter handling and transportation. Two thousand unsexed one-day old Cobb broiler chicks were used. At day 34, two hundreds broilers of similar live body weight were...

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Main Authors: Mohamed R.A., Eltholth M.M., El-Saidy N.R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade 2014-01-01
Series:Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1450-9156/2014/1450-91561403457M.pdf