AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program RD&E Snapshot
As we head into a new research, development and extension (RD&E) period for the Australian chicken meat industry (2022–2027), it is timely to reflect on...
CHICKEN MEAT
Final Report Summary: Electrolyte supplementation to alleviate the adverse effects of severe heat stress in meat chickens
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Published: 12 Oct 2020
Author(s): Dr Jeff Downing
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The research aimed to determine whether supplementing meat chickens with electrolytes in the final few days of the production period, during high temperatures, would: improve carcass quality and performance, and reduce the effects of dehydration and physiological stressd uring transport and lairage.
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