SARMAD ORHAN TAHER OGLO

Dear All! I like Dr. Ruiz's arguments very much. Restricting feeding, besides light control, is a very complicated issue once we depend on people to make the restriction, and it is impossible to see all farmers doing whatever should be done, based on the company´s recommendation. At the hottest period of the day, leave the chicken alone. This is a recommendation to broilers that are produced ...

@Antônio Mário Penz Junior Thank you. So in a hot weather, 30C, that has no method of cooling the water what would you recommend to use? Some will suggest flushing lines, but if you don't do that continuously, it has little effect on water temp, because the environment and the plastic of the line quickly warms the water back up to room temp.

What I have learned is you acclimate the flock in hotter months so they get used to the heat.

Mr. Entz, we need to consider hot weather and/or hot water. If we have hot weather and cold water, we need to preserve the water temperature based on putting the pipe line deep in the floor to maintain it cool from the origin. In this case, flushing the water helps. However, if the water comes hot from the origin, flushing does not work. Still, new negative pressure chicken houses projects are not ...

One thing is hot weather and the other is hot water. You are right on saying that birds adapts themselves to hot weather, But, there is no adaptation to hot water.

@Antônio Mário Penz Junior. Hi ANTONIO, good to hear from you. Environment and water are external complications of heat stress. May I add an internal factor that is additive? If fat must be metabolically synthesized to support fully finishing the growing bird or be necessary for maximal yolk synthesis with layers, its generation must arise from concurrently consumed carbohydrates/ pro ...

Dear Dr. Moran, how nice to read your comments, bringing important consideration to the complex "multifaceted process" of heat stress. Take care

Birds try to loose heat by panting. Extreme panting results in loss of CO2 and the electrolyte equilibrium is disturbed resulting in alkalosis which causes death. Bicarbonate ions help in restoring dietary electrolyte balance which is not possible with sodium chloride. Hence addition of sodium bicarbonate to feed will help to alleviate the heat stress

- permanent flushing in drinkers' line (if it can be made)- feed at midnight: in hours with low temperature- In this moment, the birds increase the consumption, and help with lower deficient levels of energy, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, etc.

Why is the water so hot to begin with? There's so much to be done when the water drums are sun-exposed, for example, yet as I work in the Caribbean, I find it so hard to get this message across. Yes, it will be fantastic to have piping underground, but I'm sure we all understand how complicated that can get once it's already set up incorrectly. Start by providing shade to the drums, actions done s ...