Strategies to master heat stress in poultry

Strategies to alleviate the detrimental effects of heat stress on the productivity of poultry should be based on several complementary approaches including housing conditions, management practices and nutritional strategies. Heat stress is currently considered to be a major environmental factor impairing welfare and productivity of poultry. The burden exerted on the profitability of poultry farming will grow worldwide in the future as genetic selection for fast growth increases animal sensitivi