The experiment involved using 2,750 male and female broilers to determine the effect of light on the metabolism of intravenously injected labelled valine. Control birds were subjected to 12.5 hours of natural daylight daily from the day of hatching to 70 days of age. Treated birds were subjected to continuous light from the day of hatching until 70 days of age (12.5 hours of natural daylight plus 11.5 hours of artificial light). Body weight, feed intake, feed conversion, and mortality were not affected by the treatment; however, metabolic activity was altered. The metabolic activity was investigated in 24 birds at 71 days of age. In general, respiratory M C0 2 production increased in the treated males by 29.8%. This difference was not significant. Respiratory 14 COj production decreased in the treated females by 35.4% (P < 0.01) as when compared with the control group.