{"id":40475,"date":"2023-05-30T16:11:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T14:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kersia-group.com\/?p=40475"},"modified":"2023-06-16T09:06:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T07:06:27","slug":"poultry_refreshed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kersia-group.com\/us\/blog\/2023\/05\/30\/poultry_refreshed\/","title":{"rendered":"\u200bKeep your poultry refreshed"},"content":{"rendered":"
Birds are very sensitive to heat. Indeed, Poultry do not have sweat glands so conduction through comb and feet is very limited. When birds can’t balance heat production and heat loss, they show heat stress signs that can affect its welfare and performance.\u200b<\/p>\n
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\u2022\u00a0Birds\u00a0are\u00a0panting\u00a0and are keeping themselves isolated from the others
\n\u2022 Reduction of\u00a0feed\u00a0intake\u00a0and water\u00a0consumption\u200b
\n\u2022 Wings\u00a0lifted\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0the body\u200b
\n\u2022 Tiredness, lethargic animals\u200b<\/p>\n
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\u2022 Water\u00a0loss\u200b
\n\u2022\u00a0Slower\u00a0immune\u00a0response: susceptible to\u00a0pathogenic\u00a0pressure\u200b
\n\u2022\u00a0Decrease\u00a0of\u00a0feed\u00a0efficiency\u200b
\n\u2022\u00a0Average\u00a0Daily\u00a0Weight\u00a0Gain\u00a0reduced\u200b
\n\u2022\u00a0Detiorated\u00a0egg\u00a0and\u00a0meat\u00a0quality\u200b
\n\u2022 Risk of mortality\u200b<\/p>\n
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\u2022 Building management: Insulation, ventilation, house design, density of the flock
\n\u2022\u00a0Hydration\u00a0is\u00a0key:\u00a0Supply\u00a0of\u00a0electrolytes\u00a0and\u00a0nutrients\u00a0to rebalance water\/electrolytes\u200b
\n\u2022 Energy\u00a0supply\u00a0to\u00a0relaunch\u00a0water and\u00a0feed\u00a0consumption\u200b
\n\u2022 Complete biosecurity protocol to limit environmental pathogen pressure\u200b<\/p>\n
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Birds are very sensitive to heat. Indeed, Poultry do not have sweat glands so conduction through comb and feet is very limited. When birds can’t balance heat production and heat…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":40593,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n