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Mohamed Hamada Nasser

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October 22, 2025 at 3:25 pm in reply to: In OVO feeding

Practical Alternatives to In-Ovo Feeding for Early Chick Nutrition

Great question, Muhammad. While in-ovo feeding delivers nutrients before hatch, small and medium farms can still achieve early nutrient intake through simple, low-cost management adjustments that stimulate the chick’s digestive and immune development right after hatch.

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1. Provide Immediate Access to Feed and Water
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No delay after placement: Every hour without feed or water increases early chick mortality and reduces lifetime weight gain.
Make sure feeders and drinkers are pre-filled before chicks arrive.
Feed on paper trays or chick paper across 60–70% of the brooding area for easy access.
Offer bright light (30–40 lux) for the first 24 hours to help chicks locate feed and water.

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2. Use High-Quality, Nutrient-Dense Pre-Starter Feed
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Choose a fine crumble or mini-pellet form for easy intake.
Include highly digestible protein (fish meal, soy protein concentrate) and readily available energy (oil/fat rather than excess starch).
Ensure adequate vitamins A, E, C, selenium, and probiotics to kick-start immunity and gut health.

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3. Early Water Supplementation
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Add glucose or dextrose (2–3%) in water for the first 24–48 hours — helps restore energy reserves depleted during hatch and transport.
Include electrolytes + vitamin C to prevent dehydration and stress.

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4. Maintain Ideal Brooding Conditions
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Temperature: 32–34 °C at chick level for the first 2–3 days, then gradually reduce.
Humidity: 60–70% to prevent dehydration.
Litter temperature should be warm and dry before placement — cold floors delay feeding.

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5. Encourage Early Gut Development
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Use prebiotics, probiotics, or acidifiers in early feed or water to seed a healthy gut microbiome.
Some producers use fermented feed or natural additives (like yeast derivatives or organic acids) for improved gut function.

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6. Reduce Transport and Hatchery Delays
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Coordinate logistics so that chicks reach the farm within 6–8 hours post-hatch.
Every extra hour of feed deprivation reduces 7-day growth and final body weight.Practical Alternatives to In-Ovo Feeding for Early Chick Nutrition

Great question, Muhammad. While in-ovo feeding delivers nutrients before hatch, small and medium farms can still achieve early nutrient intake through simple, low-cost management adjustments that stimulate the chick’s digestive and immune development right after hatch.

1. Provide Immediate Access to Feed and Water

No delay after placement: Every hour without feed or water increases early chick mortality and reduces lifetime weight gain.

Make sure feeders and drinkers are pre-filled before chicks arrive.

Feed on paper trays or chick paper across 60–70% of the brooding area for easy access.

Offer bright light (30–40 lux) for the first 24 hours to help chicks locate feed and water.

2. Use High-Quality, Nutrient-Dense Pre-Starter Feed

Choose a fine crumble or mini-pellet form for easy intake.

Include highly digestible protein (fish meal, soy protein concentrate) and readily available energy (oil/fat rather than excess starch).

Ensure adequate vitamins A, E, C, selenium, and probiotics to kick-start immunity and gut health.

3. Early Water Supplementation

Add glucose or dextrose (2–3%) in water for the first 24–48 hours — helps restore energy reserves depleted during hatch and transport.

Include electrolytes + vitamin C to prevent dehydration and stress.

4. Maintain Ideal Brooding Conditions

Temperature: 32–34 °C at chick level for the first 2–3 days, then gradually reduce.

Humidity: 60–70% to prevent dehydration.

Litter temperature should be warm and dry before placement — cold floors delay feeding.

5. Encourage Early Gut Development

Use prebiotics, probiotics, or acidifiers in early feed or water to seed a healthy gut microbiome.

Some producers use fermented feed or natural additives (like yeast derivatives or organic acids) for improved gut function.

6. Reduce Transport and Hatchery Delays

Coordinate logistics so that chicks reach the farm within 6–8 hours post-hatch.

Every extra hour of feed deprivation reduces 7-day growth and final body weight.

Mohamed Hamada Nasser

Member

October 22, 2025 at 3:24 pm in reply to: Heat stress management in poultry

Heat Stress Management in Poultry

Excellent point, Samuel. Rising temperatures demand proactive measures to protect flock health and performance. Along with using anti-stress supplements (vitamins and electrolytes), farmers can combine nutritional, environmental, and management strategies for stronger resilience

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1. Environmental Management
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Ventilation: Increase air exchange; add fans or exhaust systems to remove hot, humid air.

Cooling: Use foggers, misters, or evaporative pads during peak heat (but ensure good ventilation to avoid humidity buildup).

House Design: Insulate roofs, use reflective paint or shade nets, and orient houses east–west to reduce direct sunlight.

Reduce bird density during hot seasons to lower body heat load.

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2. Water Management
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Provide cool, clean water at all times — birds drink up to twice as much in hot weather.

Flush water lines during the day to prevent heating.

Add electrolytes + vitamin C to drinking water during peak heat stress periods.

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3. Nutritional Adjustments
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Feed during cooler hours (early morning or late evening).

Use high-quality, easily digestible feed ingredients — poor-quality protein increases body heat.

Supplement with vitamin E, C, selenium, betaine, and electrolytes to reduce oxidative stress.

Consider energy-dense diets with balanced amino acids to maintain intake when feed consumption drops.

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4. Management Practices
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Avoid catching, vaccination, or transport during the hottest hours.

Provide sufficient space per bird and clean litter to prevent suffocation or heat accumulation.

Observe for early signs of stress: open-mouth breathing, panting, wings spread, reduced feed intake, and increased water consumption.

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5. Long-Term Prevention
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Select heat-tolerant strains where possible.

Install temperature monitoring systems and maintain records for decision-making.Heat Stress Management in Poultry

Excellent point, Samuel. Rising temperatures demand proactive measures to protect flock health and performance. Along with using anti-stress supplements (vitamins and electrolytes), farmers can combine nutritional, environmental, and management strategies for stronger resilience 1. Environmental Management

Ventilation: Increase air exchange; add fans or exhaust systems to remove hot, humid air.

Cooling: Use foggers, misters, or evaporative pads during peak heat (but ensure good ventilation to avoid humidity buildup).

House Design: Insulate roofs, use reflective paint or shade nets, and orient houses east–west to reduce direct sunlight.

Reduce bird density during hot seasons to lower body heat load.

2. Water Management

Provide cool, clean water at all times — birds drink up to twice as much in hot weather.

Flush water lines during the day to prevent heating.

Add electrolytes + vitamin C to drinking water during peak heat stress periods.

3. Nutritional Adjustments

Feed during cooler hours (early morning or late evening).

Use high-quality, easily digestible feed ingredients — poor-quality protein increases body heat.

Supplement with vitamin E, C, selenium, betaine, and electrolytes to reduce oxidative stress.

Consider energy-dense diets with balanced amino acids to maintain intake when feed consumption drops.

4. Management Practices

Avoid catching, vaccination, or transport during the hottest hours.

Provide sufficient space per bird and clean litter to prevent suffocation or heat accumulation.

Observe for early signs of stress: open-mouth breathing, panting, wings spread, reduced feed intake, and increased water consumption.

5. Long-Term Prevention

Select heat-tolerant strains where possible.

Install temperature monitoring systems and maintain records for decision-making.

Mohamed Hamada Nasser

Member

October 22, 2025 at 3:22 pm in reply to: Fowl Pox Vaccine strategy

. Vaccine Type

Live Fowl Pox vaccine (usually chick embryo–origin or tissue culture–origin virus).

Administered by wing-web stab method.

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2. Recommended Schedule

Optional: If breeders are reared in endemic areas or under open housing where mosquito pressure is high, some programs add:

Pre-lay booster (around 18–20 weeks) or combined Fowl Pox + AE (Avian Encephalomyelitis) vaccination.

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3. Important Management Points
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Wing-web check: Always examine 50–100 birds 7–10 days post-vaccination for “takes” (small scab/swelling at the site). A good “take rate” = ≥95% of birds show a scab — confirming effective immunity.

Avoid stress (heat, feed changes, disease outbreaks) during vaccination.

Don’t vaccinate sick birds or during extreme temperature fluctuations.

Mosquito control: Vaccination complements, not replaces, vector management — as mosquitoes transmit fowl pox virus.. Vaccine Type

Live Fowl Pox vaccine (usually chick embryo–origin or tissue culture–origin virus).

Administered by wing-web stab method.

2. Recommended Schedule
Stage Age (in weeks) Vaccine Route Notes
Primary (1st) vaccination 8–10 weeks Fowl Pox (live) Wing-web stab Ensure birds are healthy and free from stress.
Booster (2nd) vaccination 16–18 weeks (before transfer to laying house) Fowl Pox (same type) Wing-web stab Confirms solid, long-term immunity during laying phase. Optional:
If breeders are reared in endemic areas or under open housing where mosquito pressure is high, some programs add:

Pre-lay booster (around 18–20 weeks) or combined Fowl Pox + AE (Avian Encephalomyelitis) vaccination.

3. Important Management Points

Wing-web check: Always examine 50–100 birds 7–10 days post-vaccination for “takes” (small scab/swelling at the site). A good “take rate” = ≥95% of birds show a scab — confirming effective immunity.

Avoid stress (heat, feed changes, disease outbreaks) during vaccination.

Don’t vaccinate sick birds or during extreme temperature fluctuations.

Mosquito control: Vaccination complements, not replaces, vector management — as mosquitoes transmit fowl pox virus.

Mohamed Hamada Nasser

Member

October 22, 2025 at 3:21 pm in reply to: Discussion Group Rules – PLEASE REVIEW AND ADHERE!

Thank you

Mohamed Hamada Nasser

Member

October 22, 2025 at 3:20 pm in reply to: Salmonella Typhimurium

S. Typhimurium can survive a long time in feed, litter, dust and slurry — persistence measured in months to years in multiple studies. PubMed+1

Environmental biofilms and dusty niches protect Salmonella from routine cleaning and reduce disinfectant efficacy. ScienceDirect+1

Environmental sampling methods (boot socks/boot swabs, drag swabs, dust and environmental swabs) reliably detect residual Salmonella and are recommended for non-invasive surveillance. PMC+1

Peracetic acid (PAA) and some PAA-based sanitizers show stronger activity against Salmonella and biofilms than some other chemistries; disinfectant choice and correct application matter. ScienceDirect+1S. Typhimurium can survive a long time in feed, litter, dust and slurry — persistence measured in months to years in multiple studies.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:55 pm in reply to: Pre-grinding Vs post-grinding

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