i4B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 9,1982 D ■ The Purina® Bio-Mittent Lighting Program is a unique lighting program for pullets and layers which saves energy and money without adversely affecting growth or egg production. It supplies pullets and layers with 15 minutes of jight and 45 minutes of darkness each hour they receive light under a standard lighting program. This intermittent lighting program resulted from the discovery that chickens will grow and produce well when supplied 15 minutes of light per hour instead of 60 minutes. No. of light bulbs 350 Feed price=slBo/ton=s.o9/lb. Timeclock $l2O Wattage per bulb 40 No. of layers = 50,000 Override timer $ 30 Cost/killowatt 4* Type housing_! Brownout Wiring/lnstallation $l3O _ft!^Blackout Beetrieal Swings 350 bulbs x 40 watts/bulbs/hr -*- 1000 watts/killowatt = 14 kw/hr Standard Lighting Program: 14 kw/hr x 17 hrs/day x ,04/kw Bio-Mittent Program; 14 kw/hr x 4.25 hrs/day x ,04/kw Difference in Standard vs. Bio-Mittent Lighting No. of days Bio-Mittent Lighting used/cycle No. of layers Feed Swings, For Non-Light Tight Houses 0 1 Ibs/doz For Light-Tight Houses 0.2 Ibs/doz For Open-Sided Houses No feed savings, only electrical Extra Saleable Eggs 15 doz eggs/bird/cycle during x 2.7% Cracks & Checks x 10% Fewer Cracks & Checks = .04 doz. Bio-Mittent Lighting Value difference of Saleable Grade A vs. Cracks & Checks Value of Befta Saleable Eggs/Bird/C/ele TOTAL VALUE/BIRD/CYCLE 31.2* No. of birds x 50,000 GROSS VALUE to John Smith Egg Farm $15,600.00 Cost To Imploment Timeclock (with 15 minute setting) Override timer Wiring and installation FOR HELP IN IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM CONTACT YOIJR PURINA DEALER PHONE 717*442*4183 717-768*3301 PARADISE. PA 17562 HIGH BROS. PHONE 717 354-0301 GORDONVILLE. PA 17529 K & K FEED, INC. PHONE 717 866 2324 23 N PARK ST RICHLAND PA 17087 ® Hie Bio-Mittent™ lighting Program Potential Bio-Mittent Lighting Swings Per Cycle For John Smith Bee Farm. Inc. 0.2 Ibs/dozfeed savings x 15 doz eggs/bird/cycle/while on Bio-Mittent Lighting 3.0 Ibs/bird/cycle x ,09/lb feed cost (Estimate) TOTAL COST to John Smith Egg Farm Net Value = Gross Value-Total Cost to John Smith Egg Farm $15,300.00 UMBERGER’S MILL PHONE 717*867 5161 FONTANA PA 17042 KEYSTONE MILLS John B. Kurtz PHONE 717 354-4616 717-738 1088 RD3. EPHRATA PA 17522 W. L MUMMERT CO. PHONE 717-637 6923 6 PINE ST HANOVER, PA 17331 Purina BIOMITTENT ™ Lighting Program Electrical Savings/Bird/Cycle Value of Feed Samgs/Bird/Cyde with Bio-Mittent Lighting x .20 e /doz 8* $120.00 $ 30.00 $150.00 = $9.52/day = $2.38/day = $7.14/day x 240 days/cycle $1713.6/cycie -T-50,000 birds 3.4* 27* $300.00 Bio-Mittent Lighting works because short periods of light repeated often are interpreted by the chicken as constant light. The chicken’s hormonal reproductive control system does not recognize darkness unless she is without light over 3 hours. Thus, the dark periods are never perceived as such by the hen’s system. For Bio-Mittent Lighting to provide maximum benefits, light tight housing is required. In non-light tight houses, electrical savings are realized but feed savings are slightly less. In open-sided housing, the advantage is only electrical savings. However, this still can be significant. The function of a pullet lighting program is to control sexual maturity. As with a standard lighting program, on the Bio-Mittent Lighting program pullets receive constant light from 1-14 days of age. Afterwards, until 20 weeks of age, the Bio-Mittent Lighting Program is implemented. The intermittent pattern of 15 minutes light/45 minutes darkness per light hour is used during the time lights are normally used. When the hours of light are increased to stimulate onset of lay, constant light should be initiated and continued through 36 weeks of age. At which time, layers can gradually be phased onto Bio-Mittent Lighting. Intermittent lighting is continued throughout the laying cycle and can be used in the second cycle with comparable savings, if the flock is molted. PROOF OF PERFORMANCE Research Results Table 3, Sfectot fila-Mittent lighHnjgonigg Produclfon, 'V" Egg Weight. Feeq Efficiency and Weight of layers lighting' Production : Bpg~" tJt&Feed BddyWbJoht- Wt&im PerD>az>Sggs Change, Ifc&, mOD> 76#. /'.MS : 3.24-/ V M\-: ;15b45D: , ' ?6A' ,» -3.0$ / >; / "m>':r c \ UgWpQ > »"' ' ' ' "V" "'V '{ *' : ■ ' - Relative sheisfeer^h;, , l, '/*-,.., .. ", CompqtjSQ^-^l ,' Cbfflbibll^f^ 60boc> , . imo ;; / ,' *' 45b4$D , ' 1.01,4, ' V'-' O < mm' *£, ''lterib# «f *Stoutes (£feg ftout BS*fc wet£'' grown wider Jhe «#rto $ figjht - KxxCOf. Al2oweeks. «gfcd* wece* to l ls hOutS;C»3 of 24 weeks to feghf tor 14 w®ate. IS designatorlightssgjehcatwere uysstgi "' //," -' ' / ' / : WEST WILLOW FARMERS ASSN., INC. PHONE 717*464 3386 WEST WILLOW. PA 17583 SOUTHERN DIVISION West Willow Farmers Assoc., Inc. PHONE 717*529*2113 RTE 472 AT UNION. PA RDI. OXFORD. PA 19363 Why Bio-Mittent Lighting Works Bio-Mittent Lighting (or Pullets Bio-Mittent lighting For Layers Layers: M. 6. HENNINGER & SON, INC. - r J HI/itiHjj -i •s<’<>//. WH PHONE: 717-362-3333 BERPYSBURG, PA 17005 J. P. ANIMAL SUPPLY PHONE: 301658-5795 2497 TOME HWY. RISING SUN. MO 21911 PHONE 215-430-6211 STRAUSSTOWN. PA 19559
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