Hot chickens need cool water

In hot weather chickens succumb to heat exhaustion, which very often leads to death. But an Israeli poultry farmer has found an easy solution to the problem: give the chickens cool water to drink. A chicken has a normal body temperature of 39°C....

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Formato: News Item
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1992
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/45721
Descripción
Sumario:In hot weather chickens succumb to heat exhaustion, which very often leads to death. But an Israeli poultry farmer has found an easy solution to the problem: give the chickens cool water to drink. A chicken has a normal body temperature of 39°C....