Nutritional Regulation Techniques for Broiler Chickens in High-Temperature Environments
When raising broiler chickens in a high-temperature environment, poor management can be very detrimental to their growth. Various problems will arise, such as reduced feed intake and decreased physiological function, all of which seriously affect the health of broiler chickens. Therefore, in order to reduce the impact of high temperatures on broiler chickens, we need to pay attention to doing a good job of nutritional regulation. So how should nutritional regulation be carried out for broiler chickens under high temperatures? Today, the editor will give everyone a brief introduction. Let's take a look together!
1. Diet Formula
In a high-temperature environment, the market price of broiler chickens decreases somewhat, and feed intake also declines, making broiler chickens prone to nutritional deficiencies. Therefore, attention should be paid to appropriately increasing the nutrient concentration in the diet to ensure that broiler chickens take in sufficient nutrition. However, note that you cannot simply increase only the protein content in the diet. This is because after broiler chickens eat a large amount of protein feed, their feed intake will further decrease, and in severe cases they will refuse to eat, thereby affecting the energy intake of the laying hens. So we should appropriately increase the energy ratio and reduce the protein content, and the broiler chickens will then eat a variety of feeds to meet their protein needs, thereby achieving a better feeding effect.
2. Adjust Feeding
If the temperature is too high, it will reduce the feed intake of broiler chickens, as everyone knows. Therefore, we can appropriately adjust the feeding frequency and feeding time for broiler chickens. When feeding, be careful to avoid feeding the chickens during the hottest time of the day. It is best to feed them in the morning and evening when the temperature is not high, which can both lower the body temperature of the broiler chickens and improve feed utilization. Moreover, during the high-temperature period, it is best to let the broiler chickens rest more and not move around, which can effectively increase the daily weight gain of broiler chickens under high temperatures.
3. Sufficient Drinking Water
In a high-temperature environment, broiler chickens will drink cool water to lower their body temperature. Therefore, in summer and other high-temperature seasons, we should always provide broiler chickens with fresh and cool drinking water to lower their body temperature and avoid heat stress. At the same time, when feeding feed, we should try to choose feeds such as root tubers and stem tubers. This is because these feeds also have a relatively high water content, so they can play a role in lowering the temperature and reducing heat stress in broiler chickens.
4. Other Measures
High temperatures easily cause respiratory poisoning in broiler chickens, leading to an acid-base imbalance in their bodies and causing physiological dysfunction. Therefore, we should also pay attention to adjusting the acid-base balance in the bodies of broiler chickens. We can appropriately add substances such as potassium chloride or citric acid to the drinking water. Then, after broiler chickens experience heat stress, we can use anti-stress drugs to alleviate the heat stress phenomenon. For example, vitamin C and others can effectively help broiler chickens safely get through the high-temperature season.
The above is a brief introduction to nutritional regulation for broiler chickens under high temperatures. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and we hope it can help everyone!