THE EFFECTS OF LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (LED) LIGHT WITH DEFFERENT COLOR ON THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF BROILER CHICKEN

Abstract

Artificial lighting is one of the most powerful management tools available to commercial broiler producers. The study was carried out by a total of 150 day-old Cobb 500 broiler chicks were reared in Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Poultry Farm, Dhaka. This study aimed at comparing the performance of commercial broiler submitted to lighting using different LED colors or conventional incandescent lamps. This study maintain standard lighting program and were fed balance diet. The overall growth performance of broiler in red LED, green LED and 40W incandescent light were almost same. Body weight was comparatively better (P<0.01) among studies green light sources. Feed conversion ratio (FCR) and feed consumption was almost similar in red LED, green LED and 40W incandescent light. Uniformity (%) was significantly different (P<0.01) among studies, with the best results obtained with red LED light sources. It was concluded that the replacement of incandescent light bulbs by red and green LEDs does not cause any negative effect on the growth performance of commercial broiler. Therefore, switching to red and green LEDs may be can result in overall increased revenue for farmer because of the lower energy costs.