Optimizing temperature control in broiler houses

Maintaining correct broiler house temperatures contributes to rearing healthier birds better able to achieve their growth potential.

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Bird behavior will tell you a lot about temperature. Too cold birds will be huddled together. Too warm and they will move away from heat sources. When the house has the correct temperature birds will be evenly spaced.
Bird behavior will tell you a lot about temperature. Too cold birds will be huddled together. Too warm and they will move away from heat sources. When the house has the correct temperature birds will be evenly spaced.
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The temperature goal of broiler production is to keep birds within their comfort zone, sometimes called the thermal neutral zone. 

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