Effect of AviLighting™ LED Feeder Light on on Ligh ight in intensity nea near feed & water ar area eas, br broiler bod body weig eight uni uniformity & litter con onsumption on at t ti time of of ho hous using to o 3 wee eeks of of ag age e in n an an an antib tibiotic ic-free chi hicken pr prog ogram. J. L. McNaughton 1 , M. Roberts 1 , M. Barnas 1 & S. Holland 2 . 1 AHPharma, Inc., Salisbury, MD. 2 i-lighting LLC, North East, MD.
Obje bjectiv ives: To demonstrate the… • Influence of a bird-height LED on broiler performance & behavior — as compared to ceiling mounted 55W CFL/8W LEDs • Effect of light intensity on broiler chicken behavior & subsequent live performance • Bird’s attraction to LED light >10 fc • As compared to the 4fc “norm”
AviLighting LED Feeder Light What is AviLighting™? New Technology: LED feeder light placed over existing feeder, then secured to auger pipe. Joint Product Development Venture Prototyping AviLighting LED Design Control-Pan Light Research Plastic Injection Molding LED Manufacturing Assembly
Light Comparison Foot Candle measurements taken at ground level in a poultry facility with 8.5’ ceilings Light Fixture Light Type Watts Foot Candles ( fc) Foot Candles Foot Candles Directly Below 1 (W) 4’ horizontal 10’ horizontal AviLighting Feeder Light LED 4.8 12.8 5.25 0.86 Satco LED LED 8 1.98 1.32 0.42 Overdrive Spiral CFL 55 4.32 3.47 1.69 Greenlite Mini-Spiral CFL 23 2.14 1.92 0.87 Sylvania Incandescent 60 0.78 0.56 0.14 Source: i-lighting LLC Electronic Product Evaluation Study #138 – 8/30/14 – Scott Holland Chief Science Officer & Engineer 1 “Directly Below” measured at ground level 90 ° below fixture (8.5’ for ceiling mounted lights, approx. 1’ for AviLighting Feeder Light) To see the complete study, please visit www.ahpharma.com/light-study
Bir ird Attr trac actio ion to o Ligh ight • Chickens & turkeys require targeted light to find feed & water • Attraction to light located near feed & water is key for… • Chickens • Turkeys • Caged Pullets & Hens Early attraction promotes consistent retention Turkey attraction is especially evident
8W LED Tria rials 55W CFL • Two Commercial Grow-out cycles • October & December 2014 • Paired House Standard House • Control – Ceiling mounted 8W LED 16’ OC, 55W CFL brooding 16’ OC (between LEDs) • 55W CFL (Hatch-7d) 8W LED (Hatch-38d) • AviLighting – 3.6W LED fixtures, 5’ apart • Hatch-38d • Three Research Farm Grow-out cycles • Individual pins & partial house AviLighting House 3.6W AviLighting Feeder Light
Data a Col olle lectio ion Bird Distribution Data: • Remote video recording & spatial analysis software 1. Still images taken from video 2. Input into ENVI software 3. Software processes image 4. Statistics are output
Data a Col olle lectio ion Body Weights: • 75 bird sample / house • 3 zones, 25 birds each • Final body weights • Taken at market to describe entire population Litter Moisture: • 15 samples / house Data averaged over all trials • 3 zones, 5 samples each
Bod ody Wei eight t Uni niformity ty 7-day data 7-day Mean Body Weight Mortality 7-day Body weight Uniformity Lighting System (lbs.) (%) (% CV) Standard Ceiling Lights 0.385 1.5% 13.8% AviLighting Feeder Lights 0.409 1.7% 9.6% 33-day data 33-day Mean Body Weight Mortality 33-day Body weight Uniformity Lighting System (lbs.) (%) (% CV) Standard Ceiling Lights 3.629 4.6% 14.3% AviLighting Feeder Lights 3.961 4.8% 10.8% 38-day data 38-day Body weight 38-day Mean Body Weight Mortality 0-38 day Lighting System Uniformity (lbs.) (%) feed:gain (% CV) Standard Ceiling Lights 4.352 4.8% 13.2% 1.745 AviLighting Feeder Lights 4.486 5.2% 11.1% 1.748
24 Hou our Pos ost t Plac acement t Bird rd-Dis istrib ibutio ion Vis Visual l Comparis ison Standard House AviLighting House
Aver erag age Bird Distrib ibutio ion Average Bird Distribution Average Bird Distribution AviLighting Standard Lighting Birds at Litter Birds at Feed 9% 56% Birds at Water Birds at Litter 28% 32% Birds at Water 12% Birds at Feed 63% Birds at Feed Birds at Water Birds at Litter Birds at Feed Birds at Water Birds at Litter
Birds at Feed 100% 90% Standard at Feed AviLighting at Feed 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 14 Day 21 Day 28 Day 35 Market (Day 38)
Birds at Water 50% 45% Standard at Water AviLighting at Water 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 14 Day 21 Day 28 Day 35 Market (Day 38)
Birds at Litter 60% 50% 40% 30% Standard at Litter AviLighting at Litter 20% 10% 0% Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 14 Day 21 Day 28 Day 35 Market (Day 38)
Weekly Litter Moisture (% Moisture) 30% RESULTS: NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES (P < 0.05) 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 7-day 14-day 21-day 28-day 33-day Standard House AviLighting House
Sum ummary ry Bringing intense light to bird- height results in… • 3.5% increase in feed consumption (through all age groups) • Feed conversion remains the same • 3% increase in market body weight • Body weight uniformity improves by 3.3% CV • 10 fold decrease in number of “litter eaters” • 75.5% more energy efficient than standard lighting • 1925 Watts per house Standard vs. 478.8 Watts per house AviLighting Birds are attracted to intense light at head height
A picture is worth 1,000 words Remote monitoring provides video evidence free of “human influence or disturbance”
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