This article summarises the results of the PhD thesis by Dr. Carla van der Pol, in which the effect of lighting schedules on leg bone development and leg health during incubation and the brooding phase were investigated. Download the entire article via the button below.
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Bringing eggs and bones to light. The effect of perinatal lighting schedules on leg bone development in broiler chickens
This article summarises the results of the PhD thesis by Dr. Carla van der Pol, in which the effect of lighting schedules on leg bone development and leg health during incubation and the brooding…
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