Sprinklers Cool Birds and Conserve Water

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Introduction

Keeping birds comfortable during hot, humid weather is critical for optimizing weight gains, feed conversion and livability. Improved growth rates and the trend to heavier average mar-ket weights contribute to greater heatloads in modern broiler barns. While the poultry industry has made significant strides to minimize seasonal effects, even the best housing design can still result in birds settling with lighter weights when nature turns up the temperature.

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