General Management of Poultry Farming in Summer :
- When summer temperatures rise, egg producers need to be ready and cautious or they will see egg output decline, and flock mortalities increase.
- The comfortable ambient temperature for poultry is between 18 and 24C.
- Above this, birds fail to maintain their normal internal body temperature (41.6C), due to the absence of sweat glands and complete feather coverage of the body.
- When the ambient temperature rises above the ideal, a chicken’s internal body temperature also rises, leading to a drop in feed consumption (>26-32C), heat stress (>35C), panting, prostration (>35C) and death (>38C).
- A minimum-maximum thermometer should be hung inside the poultry shed to check temperature variations during the day.
- Application of any medicines or vaccines, debeaking and any movement of the birds should be carried out during the cooler part of the day.
- When medicines are administered, there should be plenty of cool, fresh water available as well as quality feed.
- During hotter months, birds wet feed with saliva, which can lead to caking in the feeder, the growth of mold and production losses.
- A good mycotoxin binder should be added to the poultry feed.
- Always give sanitise and pure water andbyou can sanitise the water with good quality water sanitizer
By-
Dr V.Rajendra Prasad, Poultry consultant.
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