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Heat stress in poultry

Published: March 8, 2021
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Identifying behavioral signs is key to managing heat stress in poultry Every year, high summer temperatures have important effects on poultry health and welfare. Heat stress occurs when poultry cannot adapt to high environmental temperatures and need to expend energy to maintain their body temperature within the ideal range. Heat stress can be a problem for any poultry and can affect bir...
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Marisa Erasmus
Purdue University (USA)
Leonie Jacobs
Virginia Tech
Prafulla Regmi
University of Georgia
Shawna Weimer
University of Arkansas (USA)
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AKM SHAHIDUL ISLAM
12 de marzo de 2021
Pls send a good composition of a heat stress product
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Gasto Andongwisye
23 de marzo de 2021
Thanks Authors for information, now how can I control heat in the poultry house particularly in African tropical countries
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Leonie Jacobs
Virginia Tech
23 de marzo de 2021
Hi! Without knowing too much about your specific poultry system, I would say that ventilation would be a key management approach to avoid heat stress in poultry. High levels of air flow will reduce heat stress even if temperatures are quite high. Another potential approach could be to cool the water that birds have access to, but this may not be feasible. Hope this helps!
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Roberto L Rosales
1 de abril de 2021
Please discuss heat stress in poultry especially if you are in a tropical country where temperature reaches up to 42°C in the afternoon. Thanks and stay safe everyone
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Muhammad Kashif Iqbal
5 de abril de 2021
Inspite of all management regarding heat stress, we can use kcl to ago d the effect of heat stress. We can use 2-3 g of KCl per liter of water.
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George Entz
22 de junio de 2021
Muhammad Kashif Iqbal, Would this be for Acute Stress or Cyclic heat stress (Morning's 24 degrees progressing to 35 during the day)? What would be the rate for milder heat stress? The same?
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