Light wavelengths/colors: Future prospects for broiler behavior and production

FNK Soliman, K El-Sabrout - Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
Assessing animal welfare is necessary from animal behavior and product quality/quantity
perspectives. Birds have a unique visual system and see in the range of 315-750 nm. Most …

Reducing light exposure enhances the circadian rhythm of the biological clock through interactions with the gut microbiota

Y Zhang, Y Li, Y Yuan, J Wang, S Zhang, R Zhu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Light mainly synergistically regulates the central biological clock system. In farming, long-
term light exposure may induce metabolic disorders and increase the load on the liver in …

[HTML][HTML] Laying performance, genetic parameters, and the expression of FSHβ, LHβ, FSHR, and LHR genes in Japanese quails selected for early egg production

EA Manaa, MM El-Attrouny, EL Amal, GM Albadrani… - Poultry Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Investigating the impact of early egg production selection (the first 90 d of laying) on egg
production features, cumulative selection response (CSR), and the mRNA expression of …

[HTML][HTML] Research note: role of the hippocampus in spatial memory in Japanese quail

F Lormant, F Cornilleau, P Constantin, M Meurisse… - Poultry science, 2020 - Elsevier
The Japanese quail is a powerful model to characterize behavioral, physiological, and
neurobiological processes in Galliformes. Behavioral tests have already been adapted for …

[HTML][HTML] Intermittent lighting regime as a tool to enhance egg production and eggshell thickness in Rhode Island Red laying hens

MFA Farghly, KM Mahrose, ZU Rehman, S Yu… - Poultry Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Influences of intermittent light regime as a tool to enhance egg production, egg quality, and
blood parameters of laying hens were investigated. A total of 270 hens of Rhode Island Red …

[HTML][HTML] Productive performance and surface temperatures of Japanese quail exposed to different environment conditions at start of lay

TC Santos, RS Gates, IFF Tinôco, S Zolnier… - Poultry science, 2019 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of different environment conditions on
productive performance and surface temperatures of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix …

[HTML][HTML] Does light intensity affect the behavior, welfare, performance, meat quality, amino acid profile, and egg quality of Japanese quails?

MAF Nasr, H Mohammed, RA Hassan, AA Swelum… - Poultry Science, 2019 - Elsevier
The current study aimed to explore the impact of different light intensities on behavior,
welfare, performance, meat quality, amino acid content, and egg quality of Japanese quails …

Behavior of Japanese quail in different air velocities and air temperatures

TC Santos, RS Gates, IFF Tinôco, S Zolnier… - Pesquisa Agropecuária …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
The objective of this work was to evaluate the combined effects of air temperature and air
velocity on the behavior of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). A total of 216 …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of photoperiod on performance, ovarian morphology, reproductive hormone level, and hormone receptor mRNA expression in laying ducks

Y Cui, J Wang, H Zhang, G Qi, S Wu - Poultry Science, 2021 - Elsevier
We investigated the effect of photoperiod on performance, ovarian morphology, reproductive
hormones levels, and their receptors mRNA expressions in laying ducks. After adaption, 300 …

[HTML][HTML] Manganese requirements of broiler breeder hens

TL Noetzold, SL Vieira, A Favero, RM Horn, CM Silva… - Poultry Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The present research was conducted to assess Mn requirements of broiler breeder hens.
One hundred and twenty Cobb 500 hens, 22 wk of age, were individually allocated in cages …