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Light colour affects poultry feed uptake and performance

13-06-2022 | |
Green light stimulates the growth of birds at an early age and switching to a different light colour at 10 or 20 days of age may further stimulate growth. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten
Green light stimulates the growth of birds at an early age and switching to a different light colour at 10 or 20 days of age may further stimulate growth. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten
The colour of light is a vital exogenous parameter and is now considered an important management tool in poultry production. Different colours have different effects on the performance of chickens depending on whether a given colour of light is used continuously throughout the production cycle or alternated with other colours. Generally birds prefer to consume their feed under white light because it helps them identify texture differences which they cannot see under other colours. The feed in


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Marieke
Ploegmakers

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Wedzerai

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Hamed Esmail
Salah Hamed Esmail Independent freelance journalist