Research Article

The Effects of Hanging Type Lighting Systems in Apartment Type Cages on Performance, Egg Quality Traits and Stress Level in Commercial Brown Layers

Volume: 22 Number: 44 April 25, 2008
  • İskender Yıldırım
  • Sinan Sefa Parlat
  • Ali Aygün
  • Ramazan Yetişir
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The Effects of Hanging Type Lighting Systems in Apartment Type Cages on Performance, Egg Quality Traits and Stress Level in Commercial Brown Layers

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of light systems which is commonly being used in layer houses on production traits, egg quality traits and heterophil:lymphocyte (H:L) rates of H&N Brown Nick hens in Konya province of Turkey. A total of 160 laying hens at 56 wks of age hens were used for 5 weeks study period. The hens were caged in standard cages equipped with fluorescent lamps for each 6 m length and placed to the ceiling of the poultry houses in order to obtain the similar light intensity with the poultry houses located in the province. Each tier was called 1, 2, 3 and 4 from top to bottom of the cages. The mean light-ing intensities of the groups were measured as 68.08, 41.68 and 31.54, respectively. The cage unit was placed in a light tight re-search unit in the research farm. The photo schedule was 16 h of light and 8 h of darkness throughout the study. There were statis-tical differences among the groups for percent hen day egg production, total egg mass, and FCR and shell strength. The lowest egg production, egg mass were found at the first treatment group (P<0.05). Furthermore, the highest feed consumption, the lowest shell breakage resistance and the worst FCR value was also found at the first treatment group. However, the highest H: L ratio was found as 1.12 at the third tier (P<0.01). In conclusion, exposure the current hybrids to the light intensities more than 41 lux would be harmful on egg production parameters.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Zootechny (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

İskender Yıldırım This is me
Türkiye

Sinan Sefa Parlat This is me
Türkiye

Ali Aygün This is me
Türkiye

Ramazan Yetişir This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

April 25, 2008

Submission Date

January 1, 2008

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2008 Volume: 22 Number: 44

APA
Yıldırım, İ., Parlat, S. S., Aygün, A., & Yetişir, R. (2008). The Effects of Hanging Type Lighting Systems in Apartment Type Cages on Performance, Egg Quality Traits and Stress Level in Commercial Brown Layers. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 22(44), 7-11. https://izlik.org/JA94CF97AN
AMA
1.Yıldırım İ, Parlat SS, Aygün A, Yetişir R. The Effects of Hanging Type Lighting Systems in Apartment Type Cages on Performance, Egg Quality Traits and Stress Level in Commercial Brown Layers. Selcuk J Agr Food Sci. 2008;22(44):7-11. https://izlik.org/JA94CF97AN
Chicago
Yıldırım, İskender, Sinan Sefa Parlat, Ali Aygün, and Ramazan Yetişir. 2008. “The Effects of Hanging Type Lighting Systems in Apartment Type Cages on Performance, Egg Quality Traits and Stress Level in Commercial Brown Layers”. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 22 (44): 7-11. https://izlik.org/JA94CF97AN.
EndNote
Yıldırım İ, Parlat SS, Aygün A, Yetişir R (April 1, 2008) The Effects of Hanging Type Lighting Systems in Apartment Type Cages on Performance, Egg Quality Traits and Stress Level in Commercial Brown Layers. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 22 44 7–11.
IEEE
[1]İ. Yıldırım, S. S. Parlat, A. Aygün, and R. Yetişir, “The Effects of Hanging Type Lighting Systems in Apartment Type Cages on Performance, Egg Quality Traits and Stress Level in Commercial Brown Layers”, Selcuk J Agr Food Sci, vol. 22, no. 44, pp. 7–11, Apr. 2008, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA94CF97AN
ISNAD
Yıldırım, İskender - Parlat, Sinan Sefa - Aygün, Ali - Yetişir, Ramazan. “The Effects of Hanging Type Lighting Systems in Apartment Type Cages on Performance, Egg Quality Traits and Stress Level in Commercial Brown Layers”. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 22/44 (April 1, 2008): 7-11. https://izlik.org/JA94CF97AN.
JAMA
1.Yıldırım İ, Parlat SS, Aygün A, Yetişir R. The Effects of Hanging Type Lighting Systems in Apartment Type Cages on Performance, Egg Quality Traits and Stress Level in Commercial Brown Layers. Selcuk J Agr Food Sci. 2008;22:7–11.
MLA
Yıldırım, İskender, et al. “The Effects of Hanging Type Lighting Systems in Apartment Type Cages on Performance, Egg Quality Traits and Stress Level in Commercial Brown Layers”. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, vol. 22, no. 44, Apr. 2008, pp. 7-11, https://izlik.org/JA94CF97AN.
Vancouver
1.İskender Yıldırım, Sinan Sefa Parlat, Ali Aygün, Ramazan Yetişir. The Effects of Hanging Type Lighting Systems in Apartment Type Cages on Performance, Egg Quality Traits and Stress Level in Commercial Brown Layers. Selcuk J Agr Food Sci [Internet]. 2008 Apr. 1;22(44):7-11. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA94CF97AN

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