Effects of Strain and Light Intensity on Growth and Carcass Characteristics of Broilers Grown to Heavy Weights

As expected, a series of experiments in Mississippi revealed differences in growth performance between two strains of Ross birds. Both crosses performed slightly better at the mid light intensities of five and 10 lux, and neither strain nor light impacted eye health, immune response or stress level.
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