The welfare impact of heat stress in modern breeds of broiler chickens
In Quantifying Pain in Broiler Chickens (Ch. 4). (2022)
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Abstract
Heat stress is widely regarded as a major challenge for the poultry industry. In the United States, production losses due to heat stress were of the order of $128 to $165 million annually in 2003 [1] . In tropical and subtropical countries the impact of the problem is likely to be higher [2] .
Recommended citation:
Schuck-Paim, C., Wurtz, K., & Alonso, W. J. (2022). The welfare impact of heat stress in modern breeds of broiler chickens (Ch. 4). In Quantifying Pain in Broiler Chickens.