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Modifying feed in hot weather
So i was reading about modifying feed in hot weather and found this interesting:
feeding coarse diets (large
particle size) increased the gastrointestinal tract development, especially the gizzard and the caeca and reduced heat generation. Coarse
diets increased water retention within their body, which will be available for evaporative cooling and reducing the body temperature
Fasting during the hottest hours
Feed withdrawal for poultry during the hottest hours becomes a common practice worldwide in poultry industry to face heat stress waves. This can decrease the bird’s body temperature and elevate its ability to sustain acute heat stress.
feeding coarse diets (large
particle size) increased the gastrointestinal tract development, especially the gizzard and the caeca and reduced heat generation. Coarse
diets increased water retention within their body, which will be available for evaporative cooling and reducing the body temperature
Fasting during the hottest hours
Feed withdrawal for poultry during the hottest hours becomes a common practice worldwide in poultry industry to face heat stress waves. This can decrease the bird’s body temperature and elevate its ability to sustain acute heat stress.
Last edited by lolotsung on Sun Nov 10, 2024 4:40 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Happy Solstice everyone! Hope you all dance widdershins around a tree. It's all better from here on.
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Enjoyed an early trip the Grass Creek Park near me with Kukla and enjoyed a cold a Solstice.
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Let it snow indeed! Just in time for the holidays :)
It's been so cold. and the chickens must be tired of being cooped up in their coop, but they have a little heater in there :) Hubby read about hanging up a cabbage for their entertainment, but the darned thing froze!!!!
It's been so cold. and the chickens must be tired of being cooped up in their coop, but they have a little heater in there :) Hubby read about hanging up a cabbage for their entertainment, but the darned thing froze!!!!
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