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Water is a critical nutrient that receives little attention until a problem arises. Not only should producers make an effort to provide water in adequate quantity, they should also know what is in the water that will be flowing through the water lines to be used in evaporative cooling systems and consumed by the birds. Water is needed for bird consumption, reducing air temperature (including evaporative cooling pad and fogging systems) and facility sanitation. Broilers consume approximately 1.6 to 2.0 times as much water as feed on a weight basis. Water is a critical nutrient in bird metabolism and nutrition. From a physiology perspective, water consumed by the bird is used for nutrient transportation, enzymatic and chemical reactions in the body, body temperature regulation and lubrication of joints and organs. There is a strong relationship between feed and water consumption; therefore, water can be used to monitor flock performance.
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...
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Dose of N-acetyl-cysteine for poultry on bases mg/kg. Can the drug be used as water medication? ...
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INTRODUCTION The improvement of the immune system and intestinal safety is associated with high production in a new strain of broilers (1), there for all methods that enhance these systems were studied deeply and we need to discover other strategies to create a balance between bird health and production. Although there are potential discussions about the use of some methods such as antibacterial substances due to public health concerns, but these substances continue to play an...
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Water is the most important nutrient for poultry; survival time is limited in its absence. Birds can survive for longer periods without any other nutrient than they can survive without water. Although water is regarded as the most essential nutrient, it is impossible to state its exact requirements. Birds generally drink approximately twice as much water as the amount of feed consumed on a weight basis. During periods of extreme...
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Why does litter seem to suddenly cake over just prior to turning the birds out into full house? In many cases, it is simply because minimum ventilation fan settings are not being changed quickly enough to keep up with the rapidly increasing amount of...
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INTRODUCTION Commercial broilers are exposed to several stressors before slaughter, including feed deprivation, crafting density, and transportation (Delezie, Swennen, Buyse, & Decuypere, 2007). Feed consumed by broilers is only of economic value if it is converted to saleable pounds of meat (Smidt, Formica, & Fritz, 1964). Since the early days of commercial poultry production, preparing broilers for processing included a time of feed withdrawal from the birds so...
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Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
Year: 2011 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 16 | Page No.: 2102-2105
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2011.2102.2105
Evaluation of the Homeopathic Remedies Medication on Commercial Broiler Chickens Performance
M.M. Hadipour, G.H. Habibi, A. Ghorashinejad, A. Olyaie and M. Torki
Abstract: This experiment had the objective of evaluating the influence of homeopathic remedies on the performance and health of broilers in intensive system of production. About 200 day old...
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by Sam Shafer
Researchers from Spain and the Netherlands performed a study to determine if adding a mineral and vitamin mix (AHS and Vitamin C) would have an effect on broiler performance in heat-stressed conditions.
1,824 one-day-old birds were randomly allocated to 48 identical pens of 38 birds each. All birds were equally fed a 3-phase feeding program. There was no variation in feed throughout this study.
The control group(s) were...
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Getting chicks on to feed and water as quickly as possible after arrival on a farm has long been recognized as the key to maximizing overall performance. If provided the ideal environmental conditions and plenty of feed and water, chick weights should...
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It is common that drinking water available to poultry birds is found higher in concentration than normal/safe levels. I request for discussions on complications of high level of Arsenic in drinking water, particular to the effects on bird health, performance & effects on quality of meat & eggs. ...
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Justin Fowler (University of Georgia) discussed his research on butyric acid and its protective effect against necrotic enteritis, while also comparing two applications (water and feed), during IPPE 2018 in Atlanta, USA....
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Introduction Water is one of the most important and essential nutrients in poultry production. Requirement of water is about two times greater than feed under optimum environmental conditions. Onset of mortality is possible if birds remain deprived of water even for a short period of time compared to feed deprivation (Watkins & Tabler 2009). Water acts as a solvent in various biological processes e.g. assimilation,...
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Brian Fairchild (University of Georgia) explained the results obtained with this practice and highlighted the relevance of testing these procedures, during IPPE 2020 in Atlanta, USA....
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The Latin American Poultry Congress will take place in Lima, Peru, on October 9-11, and will count with Susan Watkins (Emeritus Distinguished Professor - University of Arkansas System’s Division of Agriculture) as one of the speakers.
Watkins will be giving a presentation at this event entitled "Managing water...
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Introduction Room temperature is a component of microclimate and has a significant effect on the productivity, health of broiler chickens and consequently on the profitability of poultry production. It is generally assumed that rearing temperature should be approximately 32°C on the first day and be gradually decreased to approximately 20°C at the 6 weeks of age (Leenstra and Cahaner, 1991; Zhou and Yamamoto, 1998). Too low or too high ambient temperature is highly...
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Tom Tabler (Mississippi State University) discusses the relevance of monitoring the PH in the water supplied to chickens, during IPPE 2019 in Atlanta, USA....
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Water is life and there is no life without it. Similarly, poultry has no life without water. It represents 85% of the weight of the chick, 75% of the weight of the egg and 65% of the weight of the chicken. And the chicken drinks more than double the amount of feed it eats and if the amount of water provided to poultry decreases, the production of eggs decreases directly and stops completely if the water is prevented for two days. In addition, the bird begins to dry and vitality and health...
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Mark Blakley (EW Nutrition) discusses the prevention and treatment of this disease through drinking water as well as feed, during IPPE 2019 in Atlanta, USA....
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Providing a clean, safe and sanitized water supply is crucial in assuring flocks perform their best. Factors which impact drinking water quality include source or water supply, presence of natural contaminants such as minerals, pH, water distribution system, use of water additives including vitamins, electrolytes, probiotics and antibiotics. Water supplies are dynamic and can change therefore it is important to monitor supplies to assure...
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