Research over the last decade has identified that specific light can affect and regulate the Circadian Rhythm and in turn melatonin secretion and its effect on all mammals and birds. 

 

The 24-hour circadian rhythm of daytime/night-time, and the seasonal lengthening and shortening of days, controls hormonal responses by triggering and suppressing melatonin, which in turn controls many biological functions including sleep and reproduction.

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Standard indoor lighting does not produce sufficient intensity of light in the right spectrum as daylight and does not regulate the melatonin response. This in turn means birds kept indoors cannot function at optimal performance/efficiency.

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RacingPigeonLight delivers an optimized spectrum of light, at the right intensity to have a maximum effect on the Circadian Rhythm of the birds by regulating the secretion of melatonin, also known as the sleep hormone.

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Blue light within the short-wavelength blue light spectrum (465–485 nm) is the most effective at inhibiting melatonin secretion, as Melanopsin production, its precursor is particularly sensitive to short wavelength, Blue Light. Normal white LED or fluorescent lights do not deliver Blue Light at the level of intensity required to have any real effect on Melatonin suppression.