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Review
10.
Nutrition in relation to diseases and heat stress
in poultry -
S Das, T K Palai, S R Mishra, D Das, B Jena
Vet World. 2011; 4(9): 429-432
doi: 10.5455/vetworld.2011.429-432
Abstract
Different diseases conditions and stress factors
are responsible for high morbidity and mortality
of present day poultry. Nutritional strategy and
proper feed formulation with specific dietary
regimen can combat this up to a certain extent.
The incidence of various infectious diseases,
nervous disorders and metabolic disorders can be
minimized through proper feed regimen. There is a
stiff competition and restrictions in the global
market of poultry products which can be addressed
with proper management of emerging and important
diseases with economic productions and quality
poultry products free of elements detrimental to
human health. Researchers have made efforts to
prevent such damage to poultry and poultry product
through dietary manipulations. Heat stress can
lead to a reduction in the defense mechanisms of
birds or to a relative state of immunosuppression.
The health status of the poultry is facing new
challenges today which can be suitably addressed
by the right scientific and advanced nutritional
manoeuvres and make the poultry farming more
profitable and presentable in the global market.
Key words: Poultry, Nutrition, Infectious
Disease, Nervous disorder, Metabolic disorder,
Heat stress.
