Engormix.com / Poultry Industry / Poultry management

Light Color for Poultry

Published: August 1, 2025

Summary

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...

Related topics:

#Poultry behavior

#Poultry lighting

#Poultry welfare

#Poultry management

Continue reading

Authors:

Shawna Weimer

Shawna Weimer

University of Arkansas (USA)

University of Arkansas (USA)

Leonie Jacobs

Leonie Jacobs

Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech

Bethany Baker-Cook

Bethany Baker-Cook

Auburn University

Auburn University

0Recommendations

1Comments

·

Recommend

Comment

Share

Oscar Briceño

Oscar Briceño

5 de agosto de 2025

Very interesting publication. Congratulations!!

Recommend

Reply

1

Would you like to discuss another topic? Create a new post to engage with experts in the community.