Research Note: Irritating flashing light or poultry-friendly lighting—are flicker frequencies of LED luminaires a potential stress factor in the husbandry of male fattening turkeys?

Research Note: Irritating flashing light or poultry-friendly lighting—are flicker frequencies of LED luminaires a potential stress factor in the husbandry of male fattening turkeys?

ABSTRACT: Conventional fluorescent tubes are increasingly being replaced with innovative light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for lighting poultry houses. However, little is known about whether the flicker frequencies of LED luminaires are potential stressors in poultry husbandry. The term “light flicker” d...

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Main Authors: J. Raabe, G. Raveendran, W. Otten, K. Homeyer, T. Bartels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Poultry Science
Subjects:
fattening turkey
light-emitting diode
flicker frequency
stress
feather corticosterone
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579123007332

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