{"id":14630,"date":"2023-09-14T13:37:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T17:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monitrol.com\/?p=14630"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:58:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T15:58:03","slug":"unveiling-the-science-of-color-lighting-in-poultry-farming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monitrol.com\/en\/unveiling-the-science-of-color-lighting-in-poultry-farming\/","title":{"rendered":"The Science of Color Lighting in Poultry Farming"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>In the ever-evolving world of poultry farming, colored lighting has emerged as a significant player, and Monitrol plays a vital role through its lighting controls. In this article, we delve deep into the impact of colored lighting on the well-being and performance of poultry.<\/h4>\n<h5>Hato Lighting, a recognized specialist in animal lighting, sheds light on this intricate subject. The color of light, measured in Kelvin degrees, determines the emitted light ambiance. A higher color temperature, such as 6000K, implies more blue light, while a lower color temperature, like 2700K, incorporates more red light.<\/h5>\n<p>The importance of selecting the appropriate light color for poultry needs cannot be underestimated, as it significantly affects their well-being, behavior, and performance.<\/p>\n<p>The most commonly used light colors in poultry lighting are cool white, warm white, red, and blue. Cool or warm white light is typically used as the &#8216;main light,&#8217; while red and blue have specific roles to assist in certain situations. Mixing or dimming the light, rather than abrupt changes, is recommended to prevent bird stress.<\/p>\n<p>Each light color offers specific advantages for different types of poultry, including broilers, laying hens, breeders, and chicks. For instance, <strong>warm white light can enhance sexual stimulation<\/strong> and egg-laying for laying hens, <strong>while cool white light promotes the growth of broiler chickens<\/strong>. Blue light can help keep birds calm during activities such as vaccination.<\/p>\n<p>Monitrol stands out by designing state-of-the-art controls to manage these complex lighting systems. With our innovative solutions, farmers can optimize lighting conditions in their buildings, enhancing animal well-being and productivity.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, authored by J. Pernot and published on January 11, 2023, we delve deep into the growing impact of colored lighting in the poultry industry.<br \/>\nRead the full article : <a href=\"https:\/\/www-hato-lighting.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/www.hato.lighting\/en\/hato-insights\/knowledge-articles\/colour-lighting-everything-you-need-to-know?hs_amp=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www-hato-lighting.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/www.hato.lighting\/en\/hato-insights\/knowledge-articles\/colour-lighting-everything-you-need-to-know?hs_amp=true<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monitrol.com\/en\/products\/poultry\/controller-expansion-modules-poultry\/lighting-regulators-poultry\/\">Our range of agricultural lighting controls<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the ever-evolving world of poultry farming, colored lighting has emerged as a significant player, and Monitrol plays a vital role through its lighting controls&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":14628,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2980],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-monitrol-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monitrol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monitrol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monitrol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monitrol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monitrol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.monitrol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monitrol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monitrol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monitrol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monitrol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}