Impact of Full-Spectrum and Infrared Lighting on Growth, Oxidative Stress, and Cecal Microbiota in Broilers
Khawar Hayat, Rongjin Zheng, Li Zeng, Zunzhong Ye, Jinming Pan, Evangelos Zoidis · 2024
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Description
Khawar Hayat and co-authors tested how light type affects meat chickens, in a study published in 2024. Light shapes growth, stress, and health in broilers, yet farms mostly use plain white bulbs. The team raised 216 yellow-feathered chicks under one of three lights: infrared, full-spectrum, or standard white. Birds were tracked to day eighty-seven, with hormone and stress markers measured along the way.
Both infrared and full-spectrum light raised final body weight compared with white light. Full-spectrum light did more: it cut stress markers and improved the mix and richness of gut microbes. It also shortened the comb's final growth, a sign the team links to calmer birds. Hormone levels tied to growth and sleep were part of the readouts. The authors say full-spectrum lighting looks best for growth, calm, and gut health, with lessons for farm practice.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Khawar Hayat, Rongjin Zheng, Li Zeng, Zunzhong Ye, Jinming Pan, Evangelos Zoidis |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |