Poultry Management: Hot hens, more healthy
Published: January 11, 2008
Summary
The immune system of hens is affected by heat. This can be used to improve hen health to the benefit of producers and consumers. A bit of heat is a good thing. And if hens are just a teensy bit stressed due to heat, then that is a good thing too. Scientists from the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Aarhus have shown that mild heat stress can actually improve the health of la...
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12 de enero de 2008
In our country (India, in the Southern Part) temperature rises up to 46-50 degrees centigrade during the summer period, and in winter it is about 11-16 degrees centigrade. During the season change period it in that time, 35 degrees and at night it is 15 degrees. Does this type of situation exert any stress to birds?
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14 de enero de 2008
Mr Bikas,
any change in temperature, vaccination, handling of birds is stress on the birds.
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