Causes and effects of stress in poultry

Stress is the response of birds to a situation that troubles it

Causes of stress in birds

1. Change of feeds i.e. from layers mash to grower’s mash
2. Change of feeding routine
3. Starving birds or inadequate feeding
4. Vaccination of birds leading to pain
5. Debeaking birds
6. High temperatures in the poultry house
7. Presence of parasites on the birds
8. Overcrowding in poultry house
9. Change of the environment around the birds i.e. moving birds to a new place
10. Noise of predators around the poultry house

Effects of stress in Poultry

1. Reduce egg production in birds
2. Reduce bird appetite
3. May cause disease in birds
4. can reduce growth rate in young birds

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Dr. Bbosa Science