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Articles | Volume 48, issue 1
Articles | Volume 48, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-48-86-2005
© Author(s) 2005. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-48-86-2005
© Author(s) 2005. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 48, issue 1
10 Oct 2005
 | 10 Oct 2005

Effects of Three Different Lighting Programs on Live Weight Change of Bronze Turkeys under Semi-Intensive Conditions

M. Mendes, A. Karaabayir, I. E. Ersoy, and C. Atasoglu

Abstract. A study was conducted to evaluate the influence of three lighting programs (23L: 1D), (18L: 6D), and (12L: 12D) on live weight changes of American Bronze turkeys by Profile analysis technique. The F-statistics and Wilk’s Lamba statistics for testing group-response interaction or similar profiles suggested that there was a significant interaction effect (p<0.01). The effects of the three lighting programs on live weight gain appeared to be different throughout the study except for the last 6 weeks. On the other hand, the results of the present study suggested that the effect of the three lighting programs on live weight gain followed a similar trend or three lighting programs had similar physiological effect on live weight gain from 10th week on wards.

How to cite. Mendes, M., Karaabayir, A., Ersoy, I. E., and Atasoglu, C.: Effects of Three Different Lighting Programs on Live Weight Change of Bronze Turkeys under Semi-Intensive Conditions, Arch. Anim. Breed., 48, 86–93, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-48-86-2005, 2005.