Poultry production in hot climates
Describes how the detrimental effects of heat stress can be reduced through the manipulation of housing, breeding, and nutrition and management. This book contains contributions on controlled-environment housing, waterfowl, and breeding fast-growing brolers.
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| Language: | English |
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK:
CABI,
c2008.
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| Edition: | 2nd edition. |
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| Online Access: | https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/FullTextPDF/2008/20083163627.pdf |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Present status and future of the poultry industry industry in hot regions
- 2. Breeding for resistance to heat stress
- 3. Breeding for fast-growing, high-yield broilers for hot conditions
- 4. Behavioural, physiological, neuroendocrine and molesclar responses to heat stress
- 5. Poultry housing for hot climates
- 6. Nutrient requirements of poultry at high temperatures
- 7. Feedstuffs used in hot regions
- 8. Mycotoxins in poultry feeds
- 9. Broiler feeding and management in hot climates
- 10. Replacement pullet and layer feeding and management in hot climates
- 11. Breeder and hatchery management in hot climates
- 12. Waterfowl production in hot climates