With the growing global demand for animal protein and rising temperatures caused by
climate change, heat stress (HS) is one of the main emerging environmental challenges for …

Managing water resources is one of the most pressing challenges of our times-fundamental
to how we feed 2 billion more people in coming decades, eliminate poverty, and reverse …

Poultry industries face various decisions in the production cycle that affect the profitability of
an operation. Predictions of growth when the birds are ready for sale are important factors …

The first comprehensive review of all aspects of the biology of moult, drawing information
from across the literature and in all birds, from penguins to passerines. Feathers are …

Heat stress can induce hyperthermia in poultry. A reduction in heat load can be achieved by
increasing the possibilities for dissipation, decreasing the level of heat production or by …

Simple Summary The physiological and metabolic responses of broiler chickens to control
thermoregulation during heat stress divert energy from efficient production in addition to …

Different energy evaluating systems have been used to formulate poultry diets including
digestible energy, total digestible nutrients, true metabolizable energy, apparent …

Predictions of growth are important factors that contribute to the profitability of an operation
in poultry production. Modern commercial hybrids have a higher body growth in comparison …

Increases in production input costs are driving innovation in the poultry industry in Ireland
and worldwide. Integration of so called 'Precision Livestock Farming'techniques into the …

Digestibility coefficients of nutrients, metabolizable energy (ME), net energy (NE) and the
ratio of NE to ME (NE/ME) of 20 diets were measured in broiler chickens (1 to 21 d). Dietary …