Dr Kotaiah Talapaneni

"Microbiome analysis' interested in this topic. please provide or give reference on drkotaiah@indbropoultry.com Thank you

Edbin morans explanation on nutrient metabolism is good and appreciated.

Very good observations. Chicken feed intake is regulated by1. Requirement for maintainace2. Requirement for Growth and productio.3. Energy content of the feed.4. Environment temperature5. Texture of feed, grain/pellet size.6. Taste, colour and smell of the feed.7. Appetite of the birds.8. light and visibiity which creates appetite

Don't worry about low titres of m.s. test after 28days. It will hit the roof

Cages came up to avoid cannabolism and to enhance bird health food safety ease of mechanization. The over all productivity went up?Are the birds unhappy? Only happy hens lay more eggs. It is unfortunate poultry owners don't spend time to fight politics. We came to a stage we accept the age old nonsense of exosing our valuable birds to predators diseases and pay twice the cost for eggs.Unfortunate ...

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

During the last decade, nutritionists recommended high protein in broiler diets. Up to 23% Maybe that was too high. Not needed.1. Focus on amino acid balancing rather than protein. Focus on new amino acids like threonine.2. Yearly genetic improvement in feed conversion by selection.Has led to a reduction in crude protein in broiler feed.

I am refering to open sided houses where day temperatures raise beyond 40c. Commercial broilers whose appetite is high continue to eat and succumb to sudden death. Limit feeding during hot part of the day.

Regarding the feed control to reduce mortality and to save feed which is s major input variable...Chicken production is basically converting vegetable protein ( cheaper) in to chicken ( more expensive than feed) The fast growing birds has more appetite and consumes feed more than what is converted in to chicken. The excess consumption can be carefully reduced by limiting the feed ( not exactly res ...

Lifting feeders during hot part of the day in broilers (possible With small farmers with manual feeder) will avoid overeating and sudden death