‘Use stress alleviating medicines in poultry feed’

To sustain egg production and egg weight, poultry farmer have been asked to supplement amino acid and stress alleviating medicines in poultry feed.

A press release from Agromet Field Unit, Veterinary College and Research Institute and Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, said that there was less chance for rainfall in the next four days with maximum and minimum temperature expected to be 38 degree Celsius and 27 degree Celsius.

With the nearing onset of regular Southwest monsoon in 7 to 10 days, day and night temperatures would rise after 10 days. The release said that day and night temperatures would induce heat stress and heat stroke in the poultry. Hence stress alleviating medicines should be used in poultry feed. Also, post-mortem observations in the birds brought for diagnostic purpose at Poultry Disease Diagnosis and Surveillance Laboratory at the institute revealed that death of birds was due to heat stroke and upper respiratory tract infection. Hence farmers are asked to follow summer management to control heat stroke and farm bio-security measures.

Day and night temperatures would induce heat stress and heat stroke in the poultry