Prevention of bird cannibalism as a guarantee of high productivity of poultry

Abstract

Poultry cannibalism is a fairly common pathological condition. There are different reasons of poultry cannibalism, but the main is unbalanced feeding during the period when the floccus begins to be replaced by the primary feathering. Also, the reason of poultry cannibalism can be: an imbalance of electrolytes in the organism, a deficit of macro- and microelements, a violation of acid-base balance and osmotic pressure parameters. High intensification of all technological processes in modern poultry farming and especially high concentration of livestock in limited areas are reinforced the development of this pathology. These reasons are the strongest stress factor for poultry. "Libekrin" is feed additive in the form of a solution for oral use, produced by Ltd. “Belfarmacom”, that increases the stress tolerance of poultry and normalizes the biochemical processes of the organism. To use this supplement is especially necessary during the period of intensive growth, increased productivity, during stresses, in the post-vaccination period and during the recovery period. The effect of the feed additive is based on the complex of amino acids (betaine, lysine and methionine), organic acids (citric, fumaric and succinic) and mineral substances (zinc, sodium chloride and potassium chloride). The use of this feed additive in the dosage of 0.5 ml of the additive per 1 liter of water for watering for 5 days had a positive impact on such production indicators as safety, average daily weight gain and feed conversion. In the group of chickens who received drinking water with the addition of "Libekrin", the mortality was lower (compared to the control group) by 49.1%, including due to cannibalism at 87.5%, and the weight gains were higher by 3.35%.