由农业工程师，加拿大计划服务。光照强度（光照强度）和光照时间（光周期）是影响家禽生产的重要因素。强度影响摄食和攻击，以及进食和进水，而光周期影响生殖和产蛋周期，总进食量和生长速率。
在工作平面上的光强度（鸟级，蛋收集表，工作台水平等）用力士或脚烛光（10力士等于一英尺烛光）测量。
在肉鸡和蛋鸡手术中发现的典型光照水平约为10至20力士（1至2英尺烛光），而盛夏的阳光明媚的一天约为80000力士（8000英尺烛光）。办公桌表面的典型光照水平可以是400到500力士（40到50英尺烛光）。
光周期的变化用于刺激鸡群繁殖和商业蛋鸡产卵。在肉鸡（鸡和火鸡）中，正在研究几种不同的照明程序，以帮助通过饲料摄取改善骨骼发育。
在白天的黑暗中，使用比黑暗时间多的照明程序需要在风扇和进气口上设置光阱。
下面的表格提供了一些不同类型的家禽操作中最常见的照明程序。
Table 1Lighting Programs for Commercial Layer
Lighting option
| Flock Age
| Light Intensity Lux(Foot-candles)
| Photo Period(hours of light per day)
|
Option 1
| Hen Brooding(1-3 days) Growing(4days-19th week) Laying(20-72 week)
|
20(2) 5(0.5) 10-30(1-3)
|
23 9to11 Add 0.5hour per week until 16-17hours
|
Option 2
| Hen Brooding(1-3 days) Growing(4 days-2nd week) 2-3nd week 3-4th week 4-5th week 5-6th week 6-7th week 8-9th week 9-20th week Laying (20-72 week)
|
20(2) 5(0.5) 5(0.5) 5(0.5) 5(0.5) 5(0.5) 5(0.5) 5(0.5) 5(0.5) 10-30(1-3)
|
23 23 21 19 17 15 13 11 11 Add 0.5hour per week until 16-17hours
|
Table 2 Lighting Programs for Breeders (broiler and commercial layers
Lighting option
| Flock Age
| Light Intensity Lux(Foot-candles) | Photo Period(hours of light per day) |
Option 1
| Hen Brooding(1-4 days) Growing(4 days-3rd week) （3-19th week) Laying(20-60week)
|
20(2) 5(0.5) 5(0.5) 50-60(5-6)
|
23 15 11 Add 0.5hour per week until 16-17hours |
Table 3 Lighting Programs for Broilers/Roasters
| Lighting option | Flock Age | Light Intensity Lux(Foot-candles) | Photo Period(hours of light per day) |
| Option 1 | Brooding(1-2 days) Growing(2 days-market) | 20(2) 5(0.5)
| 23 23
|
| Option 2 | Brooding(1-3 days) Growing(3-10days) (10-15days)
(15-21days) (21-35days) (35-42days)
| 20(2) 5(0.5) 5(0.5) 5(0.5) 5(0.5) 5(0.5)
| 23 8 12 16 18 23
|
| Option 3 | Brooding(1-3 days) Growing(3 days-market) | 20(2) 5(0.5)
| 23 23
|
| Option 4 | Brooding(1-3 days) Growing(3-10days) (10-15days)
(15-21days) (21-28days)
(28-42days) | 20(2) 20(2) 5(0.5) 5(0.5) 5(0.5) 5(0.5) | 23 18 8 12 16 18
|
Table 4 Lighting Programs for Turkeys
| Lighting option | Flock Age | Light Intensity Lux(Foot-candles) | Photo Period(hours of light per day) |
| Option 1 | Brooding(1-3 days) Growing(3 days-market) | 50(5) 5-10(0.5-1)
| 23 23
|
| Option 2 | Brooding(1-3 days) Growing(3 days-8th week) (8-12th week)
| 50(5) 5-10(0.5-1) 5-10(0.5-1)
| 23 2.5L:3D 2.5L:3D |
Table 5 Lighting Programs for other Functions
Other function
| Light Intensity Lux(Foot-candles)
|
Feed Save/Working
| 100-200(10-20)
|
Clean
| 50(5)
|
Office(desk)
| 400-500(40-50)
|