Key points to be paid attention to in raising broilers in summer

What is the main job of raising broilers in summer? The suitable temperature for broiler growth is generally 18 ℃ ~ 21 ℃. When the temperature exceeds 25 ℃, the appetite of broilers begins to decline; when the temperature rises to 32 ℃, broilers are at risk of heatstroke and death. The hot weather is a very disadvantageous factor for the breeding of broilers. Therefore, one of the key tasks of broiler farms in summer is to control temperature and increase food intake.

1. Measures to lower the temperature. Spray water on the roof of the chicken coop or cover the grass curtain, and plant green plants around the enclosure. Open all doors, windows and vents; install ceiling fans in the shed; install wet curtains. The chicken body is sprayed with cold water mist, etc. In feeding and management, it is necessary to provide adequate cool drinking water. Through drinking water to reduce body temperature, while through breathing, gasping for breath to evaporate the body water to achieve the purpose of heat dissipation. If the feeding density of broilers in summer is too large, it is not conducive to the heat dissipation of chickens, and it is easy to increase the temperature, so it is necessary to reduce the breeding density.

two。 Increase food intake and ensure nutritional supply. Change the powder into granules. Broilers like to eat pellets, and the feeding speed is fast, so feeding broilers with pellet feed in summer can make up for the lack of food intake caused by loss of appetite to a certain extent. Feeding broilers in summer should often supplement some multivitamin in feed and drinking water, which can reduce heat stress and increase feed intake. Change the feeding time. During the period from evening to morning, the temperature is lower, and the appetite of broilers is more exuberant, so the times of feeding can be increased by 1 or 2 times during this period, while the times of feeding during the day are correspondingly reduced. When the chicken body is in a high temperature environment, the addition of oil in the feed is beneficial to increase the energy intake of broilers, reduce the heat consumption, slow down the heat stress of chickens, and thus help to increase their body weight. The amount of oil added generally accounts for 1%-3% of the feed.