Effect of Heat on Broiler Birds// Life of a Farmer

Every season comes with his own challenges. The main problem associated with the rain season is high spread of poultry disease such new castle which may resulted into dropping of green faeces and other highly contagious aves outbreak.

The dry season is also not left out with his own challenges such as excessive heating of the pen house which may lead to serious complications in a broiler birds and often resulted in high mortality rate in broiler birds.
The following are the measures to be taken to reduced the effect of Heat on a broiler birds;
1.Avoid shortage of drinking water for the birds

2.Reduced the birds population

3.Give room for adequate ventilation

4.Frequent monitoring of birds temperature
5.Get a bowl filled with water for immersion of birds with high temperature within 3 seconds.
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