Poultry Environmental Management & Energy Conservation

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Q: What would you recommend to cool young birds when they are at 5-10 days old during hot seasons. For example, 9 day-old birds, house temp 91 F/32.5C, %46 humidity and most of the birds are panting. Baffles are open and two tunnel fan are on.

A: Put the house into tunnel ventilation mode (close side wall inlets) and turn on enough tunnel fan capacity to obtain an air speed of between 100 and 200 ft/min (max). If it gets hotter you could put a little water on the evaporative cooling pads (i.e., 10 seconds out of 5 minutes)

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Volume: 29 No. 5 2017 vol29n5.pdf	Bird Density and Its Influence on Effective Temperature The typical poultry house controller makes decisions on ventilation/heating equipment operation based almost exclusively on house temperature. Yes, there are a few controllers that may make adjustments to minimum ventilation rates based on house humidity levels, but when it comes to the operation of a house’s heating system, exhaust fans, ventilation mode (inlet vs. tunnel) and evaporative cooling pads, decisions are typically based solely on house air temperature. Though for the most part this works fairly well, the fact is, a bird’s thermal comfort (whether a bird feels hot or cold) is determined by much more than just air temperature. For instance, as humidity increases a bird will... Categories: Air speed Hot weather management

Volume: 29 No. 5

2017

vol29n5.pdf

Bird Density and Its Influence on Effective Temperature

The typical poultry house controller makes decisions on ventilation/heating equipment operation based almost exclusively on house temperature. Yes, there are a few controllers that may make adjustments to minimum ventilation rates based on house humidity levels, but when it comes to the operation of a house’s heating system, exhaust fans, ventilation mode (inlet vs. tunnel) and evaporative cooling pads, decisions are typically based solely on house air temperature. Though for the most part this works fairly well, the fact is, a bird’s thermal comfort (whether a bird feels hot or cold) is determined by much more than just air temperature. For instance, as humidity increases a bird will...

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Volume: 57 No. 3 2017 Biosecurity-2017v57n3.pdf	Biosecurity: Revisited Often heard, frequently misunderstood, “biosecurity” is a set of practices that all poultry owners should know and implement to protect their poultry flocks from disease. Birds that are raised under pastured or free-range management styles are particularly in need of attention due to their increased exposure to environmental disease sources. What is biosecurity? Biosecurity is the practice of minimizing the spread of disease into a flock of birds, or in the event of disease occurrence, preventing the spread of disease-causing organisms off the premises. This is accomplished through practical, common-sense prevention measures.

Volume: 57 No. 3

2017

Biosecurity-2017v57n3.pdf

Biosecurity: Revisited

Often heard, frequently misunderstood, “biosecurity” is a set of practices that all poultry owners should know and implement to protect their poultry flocks from disease. Birds that are raised under pastured or free-range management styles are particularly in need of attention due to their increased exposure to environmental disease sources.
What is biosecurity?
Biosecurity is the practice of minimizing the spread of disease into a flock of birds, or in the event of disease occurrence, preventing the spread of disease-causing organisms off the premises. This is accomplished through practical, common-sense prevention measures.

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