Bahloul Faten
Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria
Y. Hashem
M. Abboud
ABSTRACT
The research was conducted at Krabo modern research poultry house of Agriculture Faculty, Damascus University during August, 2011 till October, 2012. A total of 1512 one-day-old chicks of Babcock B-300-hybrid layer hens distributed randomly and equally into six groups with 3 replicates in the same group were housed until the age of 17 weeks in a closed house with deep litter and then transferred to the production house equipped with batteries of a three-tries until the age of 60 weeks in order to determine the effect of intermittent lighting on some of productive performance of laying hens. Chicks in the first group, G1 (control 1) were exposed to step down of lighting through the stage of growth and step up through the production stage In G2 (control 2), chicks were exposed to short constant step up lighting system while chicks in G3, G4, G5 and G6 were exposed to intermittent lighting-step up, step down intermittent, short constant-intermittent and intermittent-intermittent of lighting systems, respectively. Results showed that the application of the lighting system in G5 had no significant effect on the averages of mortality rate and the live body weight but birds showed significant earlier sexual maturity and improvement in the production of egg per hen compared with those of G1. Results also showed a significant decrease in the average of egg weight compared with G1 but significant increase in the same index compared with G2. However, a significant increase in the average of egg mass produced per hen compared with those of G1.
PDF References Citation
How to cite this article
Bahloul Faten, Y. Hashem and M. Abboud, 2014. Effect of Intermittent Lighting System on Some of the Productive Performance of Laying Hens. International Journal of Poultry Science, 13: 416-420.
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2014.416.420
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2014.416.420
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2014.416.420
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2014.416.420
REFERENCES
- Banks, P.A. and T.B. Koen, 1989. Intermittent lighting regimens for laying hens. Poul. Sci., 68: 739-743.
CrossRefDirect Link - Classen, H.L., C.B. Annett, K.V. Schwean-Lardner, R. Gonda and D. Derow, 2004. The effects of lighting programmes with twelve hours of darkness per day provided in one, six or twelve hour intervals on the productivity and health of broiler chickens. Br. Poult. Sci., 45: S31-S32.
PubMed - Dawson, A., V.M. King, G.E. Bentley and G.F. Ball, 2001. Photoperiodic control of seasonality in birds. J. Biol. Rhythms, 16: 365-380.
CrossRefDirect Link - Durmus, I. and S. Kalebasi, 2009. Effect of fluctuate lighting on performance of laying hens. Archiv fur Tierzucht, 52: 200-204.
Direct Link - Eitan, Y. and M. Soller, 1991. Two-way selection for threshold body weight at first egg in broiler strain females. 2. Effect of supplemental light on weight and age at first egg. Poult. Sci., 70: 2017-2022.
CrossRefDirect Link - Gewehr, C.E. and H.J. de Freitas, 2007. Intermittent lighting for layer hens rearing in open shelters. Revista De Ciencias Agroveterinarias, 6: 54-62.
Direct Link - Ma, H., B.M. Li, H.W. Xin, Z.X. Shi and Y. Zhao, 2013. Effect of intermittent lighting on production performance of laying-hen parent stocks. Proceedings of the ASABE Annual International Meeting, July 21-24, 2013, Kansas City, Mo.
Direct Link - Leeson, S. and J.D. Summers, 1980. Effect of early light treatment and diet self-selection on laying performance. Poul. Sci., 59: 11-15.
CrossRefDirect Link - Leeson, S., L. Caston and P.D. Lewis, 2005. Rearing and laying performance following various step-down lighting regimens in rearing period. Poult. Sci., 84: 626-632.
Direct Link - Lewis, P.D. and T.R. Morris, 2005. Change in the effect of constant photoperiods on the rate of sexual maturation in modern genotypes of domestic pullet. Br. Poult. Sci., 46: 584-586.
Direct Link - Lewis, P.D. and R.M. Gous, 2006. Various photoperiods and BiomittentTM Lighting during rearing for broiler breeders subsequently transferred to open-sided housing at 20 weeks. Br. Poult. Sci., 47: 24-29.
Direct Link - Schwean-Lardner, K., B.I. Fancher and H.L. Classen, 2012. Impact of daylength on behavioural output in commercial broilers. Applied Anim. Behave. Sci., 137: 43-52.
CrossRefDirect Link - Morris, T.R., M. Midgley and E.A. Butler, 1988. Experiments with the Cornell intermittent lighting system for laying hens. Br. Poult. Sci., 29: 325-332.
CrossRefDirect Link - Morris, T. R. and E.A. Butler, 1995. New intermittent lighting programme (the reading system) for laying pullets. Br. Poul. Sci., 36: 531-535.
CrossRefDirect Link - Morris, J.S., A. Ohman and R.J. Dolan, 1999. A subcortical pathway to the right amygdala mediating unseen fear. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 96: 1680-1685.
Direct Link - Rahimi, G., M. Rezaei, H. Hafezian and H. Saiyahzadeh, 2005. The effect of intermittent lighting schedule on broiler performance. Int. J. Poult. Sci., 4: 396-398.
CrossRefDirect Link - Shen, L., Z. Shi, L. Bao-ming and C.H.M. Wang, 2012. The effect of lighting programmes on egg production and quality of Beijing you-chicken. Proceedings of the International Conference of Agricultural Engineering-CIGR-AgEng 2012: Agriculture and Engineering for a Healthier Life, July 8-12, 2012, Valencia, Spain, pp: 883.