With the temperatures rising in most regions, concern for heat stress events in Poultry barns is also on the rise. Heat stress can have a negative impact on several aspects of a chicken’s well-being; one consequence that can significantly impact poultry production and profitability is feed efficiency. With chickens starting to feel the physical impact of heat stress as early as April and May in some regions, solutions are needed to assist their physiological defenses.
Nutritional supplements are available to address heat stress in broilers. Particularly, feed supplementation with yeast cell wall compounds such as mannan-oligosaccharide and 1,3/1,6 β-glucans has been shown to modulate immunity, preserve gut function and improve growth performance.
