6 tips for breeders to keep the animal and poultry production from the hot wave

Egyptian reports

Dr. Tarek Sulaiman, head of the Livestock and Poultry Development Sector, presented several tips to address the sharp rise in the temperature of the air to preserve herds and resistance to thermal stresses, which negatively affect the performance of animals and poultry, and may even reach mortality rates.

For dormitories and sheds operating in the closed system (Closed System)Be sure to operate the cooling equipment efficiently, and perform the necessary maintenance.

As for the barns and barns operating in the open system (Open System)Consider the following:

1 – Be careful not to increase the humidity inside the barns or barns

As the temperature of the atmosphere surrounding the animal or bird rises, the body temperature increases and, according to the laws of nature, the temperature of the upper body (the environment in this case) moves to the lower body of the animal or bird through three Means of heat exchange (conduction, pregnancy, radiation). In one direction from top to bottom .

However, animals that have warm blood, such as animals and poultry (animals that maintain a constant temperature in their bodies regardless of the temperature of the surrounding environment). God gave these animals the advantage of reversing the laws of nature. (The surrounding environment), so that the animal maintains its body temperature constant and can perform its production, reproductive and physiological functions properly, and this is achieved by the condensation and evaporation property through the process of sweat, evaporation or transpiration by the exit of water vapor Of the body with exhale during breathing operations.

Since the water in the body of the animal and poultry is approximately 60-80% (depending on the type, age and physiological condition) when it turns into water vapor, it draws a lot of heat from inside the body (this is the wisdom of God in the presence of this large percentage of water in Body of living organisms).

However, the external environment surrounding the animal or bird here should be as dry as possible and not saturated with water vapor, so as to facilitate the exit of water from the body either by transpiration and water vapor out with breathing or by steaming sweat .

Where animals and poultry are classified into two types in terms of disposal of excess body temperature as follows :

Sweater Animals They are the animals that get rid of excess body heat by sweat … and evaporation.

panter AnimalsThey are the animals that get rid of excess heat from the body through the output or water vapor with breathing exhalation .

Therefore, it should not be excessive in the use of water inside the stalls in hot climates, whether spraying floors, walls or washing because it increases the stress on the animal or birds, as a result of saturation of the atmosphere of water vapor .

2. In the warmer climates, animal or bird approaches are increased

To get rid of larger amounts of water vapor, which draw with it a measure of body temperature … With the increase in breathing rates, the amount of carbon dioxide with the air exhaled – which makes the animal's blood acidic, which becomes sticky – which facilitates the clotting in the fine capillaries And cause sudden death, or dysfunction, and therefore the addition of half a g of sodium bicarbonate (carbonato) per liter of drinking water equivalent to the acidity of blood and helps from the blood flow, and prevents his wife .

The addition of a quarter of aspirin per liter of drinking water helps blood flow and prevents clotting, or the addition of vitamin C to drinking water at scheduled doses, works to expel the electrolytes from blood and harmful metabolic products, which increase in hot weather .

3 – Avoid feeding during hot weather

The introduction of concentrated diets during hot weather increases the metabolic rate, which entails the emission of excess energy and heat, thus increasing the thermal stresses on the body .

The provision of fodder and concentrates during hot daylight hours to animals and poultry, which are low appetite, makes them pick up small amounts of food decisions throughout the day. This makes the animal or bird unable to take full advantage of the diet when the weather conditions improve.

4 – in the case of the use of cooling devices must be higher than the level of animal or bird because the cold air heavy weight and then descend on the animal or bird will benefit from it .

5 – Avoid excessive handling of the animal or bird and catch it and inconvenience as much as possible during the hot hours of the day, as well as prevent immunizations, or injections only in circumstances of necessity .

6 – do not be desirable to make the vaccinations nature or artificial during the hot daytime and must be delayed until after the breakage of the hot wave several hours and not just moderation atmosphere.

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