How to face the challenges brought by winter in poultry production

*Author: Matthew Calvo, National Poultry Manager; And review: Veronica Lisbon, Technical Research Coordinator at Yes.

Winter is coming and bringing challenges for poultry production, but also great opportunities for our sector. To meet the needs of this time of year, Yes, a company that develops biotechnological solutions for effective, safe and sustainable animal nutrition, presents integrated solutions to transform challenges into opportunities.

One of the main difficulties for production birds, due to the low temperatures, is to maintain the ambience inside the aviaries, especially in the initial phase of the animals' life. That's when we seek to provide good air renewal without large temperature fluctuations and drops below the chick's thermal comfort. When this thermal imbalance occurs, we open a door for the appearance of metabolic disorders, such as ascites and hydropericardium.

These metabolic disturbances are basically caused by the increase in blood pressure to oxygenate the organs and tissues necessary for optimal bird growth, with the aim of compensating for the oxygen deficiency present inside the facilities obtained through the management of “minimum ventilation”. This condition leads to fluid leakage into the abdominal cavity and pericardium sac, contributing to increased mortality and making birds more susceptible to opportunistic bacteria.

In addition to metabolic problems, there is an increase in respiratory challenges during this period, especially when we talk about Infectious Bronchitis, for which the entire management and control program begins with the birds still in the hatchery through vaccination. With that in mind, Yes brings solutions with its line GutBio and GlucanGold to provide animals with maximum expression of their genetic potential, maximizing responses to these challenges.

O GlucanGold is YES' systemic immunomodulator, composed of 60% of concentrated β-glucans, obtained through a biotechnological process of purification of the yeast cell wall Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Its use in poultry diets provides balance to the immune system and contributes to a more effective and long-lasting protection against sanitary and environmental challenges to which they are submitted, which positively impacts the production efficiency and profitability of the activity. 

Among the benefits of using the GlucanGold highlights include the strengthening of natural defenses, reduction in mortality and superior post-vaccination response. Therefore, the use of GlucanGold in poultry production, it improves their health and reduces the use of growth-promoting medicines and antibiotics, promoting the production of safer and better quality food for the consumer.

Another solution brought by Yes is the Glucans, from the GutBio intestinal microbiota modulators line. The product is an additive composed of mannanoligosaccharides (MOS) and micro particulate β-glucans by enzymatic hydrolysis, a process that increases its molecular activity and action capacity. MOS promote the agglutination of pathogenic bacteria with type 1 fimbriae, such as E. coli and Salmonella, which, when binding to mannans, are carried outside the animal organism, not adhering to the intestinal epithelium.

Furthermore, the β-glucan fraction present in GlucanMos promotes the modulation of the immune system at the gastrointestinal level through specific interactions with immunocompetent cells, promoting a better response and increasing the animal's resistance against pathogens.

Despite the great challenges brought by low temperatures and difficulties in maintaining the ambience inside the aviaries, GlucanGold and GlucanMos present themselves as allies to the producer, helping to minimize production losses and maximize results in the field by improving the health of the lots, providing more immunocompetent birds to face this period.

About Yes

Yes, a biotechnology company in animal nutrition, develops and produces nutritional additives such as mycotoxin adsorbents, prebiotics, organic minerals, blends and yeast derivatives with the objective of improving the performance and health of animals. All products comply with the strictest laws in world markets such as the United States and Europe. Founded in 2008, Yes has a head office in Campinas/SP, four production plants, one in Lucélia/SP, one in Novo Horizonte/SP, one in Borá/SP and one in Conceição da Barra/ES, a center for Logistics and Distribution in Lucélia/SP and another in Londrina/PR. It operates throughout Brazil, in addition to exporting to over 35 countries, being present in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Since 2016 the company has been part of the investee portfolio of the Aqua Capital investment fund.

More information: https://yessinergy.com