TABLE 2.

Environmental parameters for all farms with birds under examination for both studies reported in this paper.

Environmental parameter	Target
Feed days: 0–10	Starter (259 g CP/kg; 12.34 MJ ME/kg)
Feed days: 11–25	Grower (234 g CP/kg; 12.84 MJ ME/kg)
Feed days: 25-final weighing	Finisher (212 g CP/kg; 13.04 MJ ME/kg)
Stocking density	34.1 to 36 kg bird weight per m2
Temperature	Gradually reduced from 29 to 20°C
Photoperiod day 0–7	23L:1D
Photoperiod day 8-final weighing	20L:4D
Light intensity day 0–7	40 lux
Light intensity day 8-final weighing	Gradually reduced from 20 to 10 lux