Effect of Fluctuate Lighting Program on Production and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens

This research was conducted for 42 days, in order to determine the effects of fluctuate lighting program on production and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens. 300 day old Ross 308 chicks were used. Chicks were randomly distributed to 2 lighting groups which were normal lighting (control) an...

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Main Authors: İsmail Türker, Mehmet Akif Boz, Hulusi Ozan Taşkesen, Serdar Kamanlı
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Published: Hasan Eleroğlu 2020-01-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/3051
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Hulusi Ozan Taşkesen
Serdar Kamanlı
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description This research was conducted for 42 days, in order to determine the effects of fluctuate lighting program on production and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens. 300 day old Ross 308 chicks were used. Chicks were randomly distributed to 2 lighting groups which were normal lighting (control) and fluctuate lighting, and each group was divided in to 3 replicates containing 50 chicks. For both groups lighting was arranged as 23 hours of lighting versus 1 hour of dimming. Control group was subjected to constant lighting of 20 lux/m2 for the days 0-21, and 5 lux/m2 for the days 22-42; while in the fluctuate lighting group was subjected to lighting of 5 lux/m2 for 45 minutes and additional 20 lux/m2 for 15 minutes every hour. There were no differences of final body weight, weekly body weight gain, cumulative feed intake, cumulative feed conversion ratio, viability, foot and leg problems, hot and cool carcass weight, thigh weight, breast weight, wing weight, back weight, liver or heart weights. However, there were statistically significant differences of gizzard weight and abdominal fat weight between two groups. In conclusion, gizzard and abdominal fat weights of broilers subjected to fluctuate lighting are less than control. This suggests that fluctuate lighting can be used to lower abdominal fat which is an important problem in broilers.
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spelling doaj-art-2b7c61965c7b4efcacf5e3341467cbab2025-08-20T02:04:30ZengHasan EleroğluTurkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology2148-127X2020-01-018123023310.24925/turjaf.v8i1.230-233.30511503Effect of Fluctuate Lighting Program on Production and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickensİsmail Türker0Mehmet Akif Boz1Hulusi Ozan Taşkesen2Serdar Kamanlı3Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Yozgat Bozok University, 66200 YozgatDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Yozgat Bozok University, 66200 YozgatDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Yozgat Bozok University, 66200 YozgatPoultry Research Institute, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Agriculture And Forestry, 06170 AnkaraThis research was conducted for 42 days, in order to determine the effects of fluctuate lighting program on production and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens. 300 day old Ross 308 chicks were used. Chicks were randomly distributed to 2 lighting groups which were normal lighting (control) and fluctuate lighting, and each group was divided in to 3 replicates containing 50 chicks. For both groups lighting was arranged as 23 hours of lighting versus 1 hour of dimming. Control group was subjected to constant lighting of 20 lux/m2 for the days 0-21, and 5 lux/m2 for the days 22-42; while in the fluctuate lighting group was subjected to lighting of 5 lux/m2 for 45 minutes and additional 20 lux/m2 for 15 minutes every hour. There were no differences of final body weight, weekly body weight gain, cumulative feed intake, cumulative feed conversion ratio, viability, foot and leg problems, hot and cool carcass weight, thigh weight, breast weight, wing weight, back weight, liver or heart weights. However, there were statistically significant differences of gizzard weight and abdominal fat weight between two groups. In conclusion, gizzard and abdominal fat weights of broilers subjected to fluctuate lighting are less than control. This suggests that fluctuate lighting can be used to lower abdominal fat which is an important problem in broilers.http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/3051etlik piliçdalgalı aydınlatmayem tüketimicanlı ağırlık kazancıkarkas özellikleri
spellingShingle İsmail Türker
Mehmet Akif Boz
Hulusi Ozan Taşkesen
Serdar Kamanlı
Effect of Fluctuate Lighting Program on Production and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens
Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology
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title Effect of Fluctuate Lighting Program on Production and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens
title_full Effect of Fluctuate Lighting Program on Production and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens
title_fullStr Effect of Fluctuate Lighting Program on Production and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Fluctuate Lighting Program on Production and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens
title_short Effect of Fluctuate Lighting Program on Production and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens
title_sort effect of fluctuate lighting program on production and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens
topic etlik piliç
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