Title:
Effect of Varying Light Intensity on Welfare Indices of Broiler Chickens Grown to Heavy Weights
Publication Date: January 20, 2012
Reference: livestockwelfare.com Research Watch 2012
Country: Canada
Summary:
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A study was done that tested the effects various lighting conditions had on chicks and chickens. There were no differences between treatments for either ocular weight relative to body-weight, ocular assessments, gait scoring test or tonic immobility responses, suggesting that these levels of light intensities did not compromise welfare of the birds.