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Light Color for Poultry

Published: August 1, 2025
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     The ancestor of the modern-day chicken, the red jungle fowl, was exposed to different spectra of light in their natural habitat (Prescott et al., 2003). The surrounding environment, vegetation, season, and time of day all affect the color of light exposure to the wild bird (Endler, 1993), which may have lingering behavioral effects on present-day poultry. Light impacts ma...
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Shawna Weimer
University of Arkansas (USA)
University of Arkansas (USA)
Leonie Jacobs
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech
Bethany Baker-Cook
Auburn University
Auburn University
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Oscar Briceño
5 de agosto de 2025

Very interesting publication. Congratulations!!

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