Table 3.
Effects of providing different colored LED lights during incubation on average body weight (g bird−1) during the first week in broiler chicks.
| Light | n1 | Male | Female | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark | 7 | 101.8 ± 0.47 | 101.2 ± 0.47 | 101.5 ± 0.34c |
| White | 8 | 103.1 ± 0.44 | 102.9 ± 0.44 | 103.0 ± 0.31a |
| Red | 8 | 101.7 ± 0.44 | 101.9 ± 0.44 | 101.8 ± 0.31bc |
| Blue | 8 | 101.9 ± 0.44 | 103.0 ± 0.44 | 102.5 ± 0.31ab |
| Average | 102.1 ± 0.22 | 102.2 ± 0.22 | ||
1
Number of experimental units. Experimental unit = 3 pens of birds hatched from the same incubator.
a,b,cMeans within a column with different letters differ significantly according to Tukey-Kramer test (α = 0.05).