Besides the ration, the most consumed input in the productive chain of the poultry industry is the electrical energy, mainly in the production of one day chicks, consuming energy in all the periods, from the egg production to incubation. For the egg production, huge amount of energy is used, in illumination systems of poultry houses in the wave length of the yellow color. The reduction of the energy expenses is tied up to the improvement of the illumination systems, since lamps of higher power, low efficiency and less durable, form the usual system. So, this work, developed in Southwest Parana, has aimed to develop an illumination system which uses a lesser amount of lamps, demanding less energy and long lasting. The illumination systems with sodium vapor 70 W, mixed vapor 250 W and fluorescent HO 110 W lamps were mounted, observing the minimum illuminance of 40 lux. A technical and economical analysis of the data proved that the sodium vapor system is the most economical and durable.
poultry production; light program; illuminance; electrical energy; lighting design
