[Dr Shabir]

What are the reasons of poor feathers or feather loss in layer hens?

[Dr Shabir]

– poor feed quality.

-poor management like

* improper light program,

*too high or low temperature, humidity,

*poor ventilation

*poor litter quality, too wet or dry litter,

*inadequate water

* poor quality water,

* too hot or cold water,

*overcrowding

-diseases like

*subclinical or clinical coccidiosis, IB, ND, enteritis, calcium, P, Mg , Mn, vit vit D deficiency, pox, mycolplasma, salmonella, spirochetosis, lice, mites, ticks,

* old age flock.

[Edwin Weber]

Important facts

[Muhammad Ahmad]

Thanks

[Md. Osman Sheikh]

Focus on house hygiene and litter management, biosecurity and coccidiosis vaccines into flock.

[Bello Bashir]

Treatment

Vaccination

Anti coccidiosis

[Dr Shabir]

probiotics are good alternative of antibiotics so reducing the antibiotic resistance in birds,animals and ultimately humans.

excellent source for gut health and performance leading to good production

[Muhammad zubair Ali]

Grinding

High grinder capaity

Rootry

[Muhammad zubair Ali]

Induced Cooling is a fan or blower is installed at the outlet this fan pulls gases

[India]

I had enlisted a number of questions against which only one responded with DO range, appreciate; three responded with thanks, I didn’t understand what for have they mentioned thanks?
Dear professionals please read properly and answer for at least one or more of points out of your experience and knowledge. DO is one of the most important parameter and most discussed topic to control and manage for better ecology, feed utilization as well as growth performance.
Please spend some time and participate.
-Anoop

[India]

A number of replies with good alternatives mentioned are presented by a number of members.
So it strengthens the thought of possible alternatives for proteins, lipids, carbohydrates etc but along with this it is important to consider that for which species and for which stage of it the feed need to be formulated, accordingly we have to work on alternative products because a lot depends how these alternative products will perform in fact on field in terms of digestibility, assimilation and growth performance.
-Anoop

[Dr Shabir]

by

.. vaccination,

.. coccidiostats in feed.

.. avoiding wet litter,

.. laboratory diagnosis and use of anti coccidials timely.

. biosecurity improvement,

.. down time incraasing

[Md. Osman Sheikh]

Induced cool air draft.

[Ali Husnain]

Common causes of low egg production in layer includes;

A=Nutritional Causes:

1) Inadequate Protein Intake

2) Energy imbalance in feed ration

3) Vitamins and minerals deficiencies.

B=Managemental:

1) Poor lighting program (Intensity/duration)

2) Stress

3) Overcrowding

C=Health Issues:

1) Disease

2) Parasitic infestation

3) Reproductive issues

C=Environmental Factors:

1) Extreme Weather Conditions

2) High Humidity

D=Genetic:

1) Breed

2) Genetic Selection

[Amir]

To minimize economic losses from subclinical coccidiosis in broilers, implement a multi-pronged strategy including rigorous biosecurity and litter management to control oocyst spread, strategic use of anticoccidial drugs or vaccination programs, integration of feed additives and immunomodulators, and ensuring adequate space and ventilation for birds. Early detection and diagnosis through post-mortem examination are crucial for effective management of subclinical infections, which often go unnoticed due to the lack of overt symptoms