TITLE:
The Effect of Light-Emitting Diode Light on the Physical Traits of Chicks
AUTHORS:
Etimad Alattar, Khitam Elwasife, Eqbal Radwan
KEYWORDS:
Light Emitting Diode, Incandescent Bulb, Fear Response, Physical Traits, Tonic Immobility Test
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Animal Sciences,
Vol.9 No.4,
October
31,
2019
ABSTRACT: Environmental conditions including light are considered a critical element of chicks well-being. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of LED light on the physical traits of chicks. We took forty-one-day-old chicks and randomly separated it into two groups. The chicks in the first group were reared under the effect of incandescent lamp light and in the second one were under the effect of white LED lighting. Chicks were daily monitored for individual chick body, weight gain, feed intake, feather color and fear responses. The distance between chicks and source of light was 50 cm. Student’s t-test test was used for statistical evaluation at p