Summer and heat stress

High mortality, decreased feed intake, lower than expected body weight gain, poor feed efficiency, reduction in egg production and poor eggshell quality are common adverse effects of heat stress often seen in meat-and egg-type poultry flocks. Heat stress in commercial poultry farms is again at the center of attention, and for this reason I thought it would be a good time to briefly talk about heat stress. High mortality, decreased feed intake, lower than expected body weight gain, poor feed eff