The Importance of Light for Laying Hens
Light stimulation affects more than just the number of eggs that a hen lays. It also affects the reproductive function, the physical activity and will alter the laying’s hen behaviour. The affect of light is not primarily through the eyes of a chicken, but through part of the brain. In very much the same way that a photovoltaic cell works, the sun’s energy hits the chicken as photons. These photons penetrate the feathers, skin and skull to hit a part of the brain called the extraretinal receptor. The ability of light to affect this part of the brain is to do with the light intensity and wavelength. Read More
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