... Moisture monitoring critical to improving bird health and welfare
Oct 23, 2019Susan Spiegel
Poultry shed humidity should be monitored as regularly as shed temperature and ventilation to ensure bird health and productivity is as high as it can be.
... Heat-stress study shows need to increase ventilation with stocking density
Jan 09, 2019Susan Spiegel
As bird density increases, broiler producers need to be “more aggressive” with house ventilation to prevent heat stress in flocks, Brian Fairchild, PhD, professor, and Ming Lin Teo, graduate...
... More light at night reduces daytime heat stress in broilers
Jul 17, 2016PHT Editor
Extended lighting periods help boost welfare and production of big broilers during high seasonal temperatures, a University of Georgia study showed.
... Water pressure: How does it affect broilers’ consumption, performance?
May 23, 2016PHT Editor
Low-pressure water systems designed to reduce water usage have some poultry growers turning up the pressure to hydrate flocks and improve bird performance, but is this a sound practice economically?
