Efeitos dos tipos de lâmpadas, posição das gaiolas e idade sobre poedeiras no segundo ciclo de manejo no ambiente amazônico

Pauline Ketlen Fonseca Ferreira; Joel Lima da Silva Junior; Francisco Alberto de Lima Chaves; Laiane Ferreira de Souza; Noedson de Jesus Beltrao Machado; João Paulo Ferreira Rufino

doi:10.17765/2176-9168.2026v19.e13352

Authors

Pauline Ketlen Fonseca Ferreira Universidade Federal do Amazonas https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9409-7779
Joel Lima da Silva Junior Universidade Federal do Amazonas https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5329-2893
Francisco Alberto de Lima Chaves Universidade Federal do Amazonas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0961-2893
Laiane Ferreira de Souza Universidade Federal do Amazonas https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3671-2352
Noedson de Jesus Beltrao Machado Universidade Federal do Amazonas https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6431-3506
João Paulo Ferreira Rufino Universidade Federal do Amazonas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1605-5255

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17765/2176-9168.2026v19.e13352

Keywords:

Amazon, Poultry farming, Feed conversion ratio, Egg quality

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different types of lamps and their association with cage position and the age of laying hens during the second production cycle under the environmental conditions of the Amazon. The experiment was conducted using 112 Hisex Brown laying hens in a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design, in which the factors evaluated were: type of lamp used in the poultry house (incandescent or fluorescent), cage position (upper or lower), and age of the laying hens (90 and 100 weeks), with cages (containing four birds each) considered as the experimental replicates. Age had a significant effect (p < 0.05) on all performance variables, with younger hens exhibiting higher egg production, greater egg mass, and better feed conversion ratio. In the evaluation of egg quality, older hens produced eggs with lower (p < 0.05) internal quality and reduced eggshell thickness. Regarding the effect of lamp type, fluorescent lamps improved Haugh unit and albumen height, whereas incandescent lamps resulted in greater eggshell thickness, without exerting a significant effect (p > 0.05) on overall performance. Cage position had no significant impact (p > 0.05) on either bird performance or egg quality. It was concluded that the age of the laying hens and the type of lamp directly influence performance and egg quality, with younger hens showing superior performance, fluorescent lamps improving the internal quality of eggs, and incandescent lamps promoting greater eggshell thickness, whereas cage position did not demonstrate a significant effect.

Author Biographies

Pauline Ketlen Fonseca Ferreira , Universidade Federal do Amazonas

Graduação em Zootecnia pela Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias da Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus (AM), Brasil

Joel Lima da Silva Junior, Universidade Federal do Amazonas

Doutor em Ciências Pesqueiras nos Trópicos. Professor lotado no Departamento de Produção Animal e Vegetal da Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias da Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus (AM), Brasil.

Francisco Alberto de Lima Chaves, Universidade Federal do Amazonas

Doutorando em Ciências do Ambiente e Sustentabilidade na Amazônia. TAE lotado no Departamento de Produção Animal e Vegetal da Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias da Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus (AM), Brasil.

Laiane Ferreira de Souza, Universidade Federal do Amazonas

Mestranda pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal e Recursos Pesqueiros da Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias da Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus (AM), Brasil.

Noedson de Jesus Beltrao Machado, Universidade Federal do Amazonas

Doutor em Zootecnia. Professor lotado no Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Educação e Zootecnia da Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Parintins (AM), Brasil.

João Paulo Ferreira Rufino, Universidade Federal do Amazonas

Doutor em Ciência Animal e Recursos Pesqueiros. Professor lotado no Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas do Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus (AM), Brasil.

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