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Method to enhance reproductive performance in poultry

  • US 7,131,397 B2
  • Filed: 07/27/2004
  • Issued: 11/07/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method to enhance reproductive performance in turkeys, comprising:

  • exposing one or more turkeys during one or more photoperiods to one or more light sources so as to enhance the reproductive performance of the turkeys,wherein the one or more light sources emit a first wavelength of light for a first period of time, which first wavelength of light is stimulatory for gonadal development of the turkeys, and a second wavelength of light for a second period of time, which second wavelength of light is not stimulatory for gonadal development of the turkeys, wherein the first and the second wavelengths are different, wherein the second period of time is shorter than the first period of time, and wherein the turkeys are exposed to both wavelengths of light during the second period of time.

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