Rearing and laying performance following various step-down lighting regimens in the rearing period
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Rearing and laying performance following various step-down lighting regimens in the rearing period.
It is frequently recommended that commercial laying pullets are reared on step-down lighting regimens, rather than on constant short photoperiods, to help achieve BW targets during rear and optimal performance in lay. To evaluate the effectiveness of this strategy, Shaver White pullets were maintained on 8-h day lengths or given a step-down lighting regimen from 23 to 8 h over periods of betwee...
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عنوان ژورنال: Poultry Science
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0032-5791
DOI: 10.1093/ps/84.4.626