The effect of continuous ultraviolet irradiation on broiler chickens.
1. Continuous ultraviolet irradiation (10.45 muW/cm2) did not affect the growth or food conversion efficiency of broilers. 2. The cornea of the eye was roughened by the treatment and there was a loss of the regular arrangement of the corneal cells: vision was not significantly affected after 49 d exposure.
D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D002645:Chickens / Q000254:growth & development*; D003315:Cornea / Q000528:radiation effects; D011830:Radiation Effects; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays