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Forced ventilation is a strategy very used by farmers inside newer sheds in order to face high temperatures all over the country. Photo: Daniel Azevedo

03-05-2021 | Article

How do Brazilian pig producers deal with heat stress?

Heat stress affects growth rate in the Russian pork and poultry industry. Photo: Vladislav Vorotnikov

03-05-2021 | Article

Heat stress turning into a pressing issue in Russia

On top of heat protocols some transporters come up with additional tools to prevent heat stress. Photo: Hans Prinsen

03-05-2021 | Article

Tailored transport rules in times of extreme heat

Photo: Blagorodez/Misset

03-05-2021 | Article

Prevention better than cure to cope with heat stress

Pomegranate peel shows great promise in reducing heat stress in broilers. Photo: MaxPixel

03-05-2021 | Article

Pomegranate peel relieves heat stress in broilers

There are many parameters to determine the impact of heat stress. For example feed and water intake, panting score and feed conversion rate (FCR). Photo: Phytobiotics

03-05-2021 | Article

New nutritional solutions in heat stress management

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03-05-2021 | Article

Optimising gut health to overcome performance losses

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03-05-2021 | Article

Aiming for top performance all summer long

Misting systems to make the barn climate more pleasant during extreme summers, are popular, but it is very wise to continuously measure the relative humidity in the barn. Photo: Henk Riswick

03-05-2021 | Article

Heat stress kicks in at 21°C

The aim should be to reduce the thermoregulatory effort for pigs, so that they can recover quickly after heat stress. Photo: IFIP

03-05-2021 | Article

Can we face heat waves with adapted feeding strategies?

Changes to ammonia emission factors for UK poultry farmers

Hatching broilers on-farm or in the hatchery – what are the effects?

Ukraine halves the EU poultry export quota