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Effects of colour and intensity of artificial light produced by incandescent bulbs on the performance traits, thyroid hormones, and blood metabolites of broiler chickens

Shahabodin Gharahveysia Department of Animal Science, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mehrdad Irania Department of Animal Science, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, Iran
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Taher Asadi Kenaria Department of Animal Science, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, Iran
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Kanyaw Ismail Mahmudb Department of Animal Resources, College of Agriculture, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq
Pages 1-7 | Received 20 Jun 2019, Accepted 11 Oct 2019, Published online: 09 Nov 2019

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