Supports the animal in the event of heart difficulties and intense heat stress
Properties
In farms, TONITRAL must be used on high-stressed animals who need to adapt their respiratory and circulatory systems. These situations are mainly observed during high temperature periods and heat waves.
During these difficult periods, animals will do whatever they can to keep their inner temperature at a stable level. These challenges often cause increased mortality rate due to cardiac attacks and declines growth performance.
In poultry farms, it is advised to use TONITRAL when heat wave have a brutal impact on the average inside temperature of the building. TONITRAL helps support the adaptation process resulting from stress.
TONITRAL is available in a form that complies with the specifications of organic farming.
Trials
TONITRAL’s efficiency was assessed within an experimental farm where animals were facing heat stress. TONITRAL was administered to half of the flock while the other half was not treated —and therefore used as a ‘control group’.
The experiment was run on standard chickens who were from 35 to 40 days old. These chickens were subject to daytime temperatures ranging from 33 to 37 ° C, with 100% humidity; evening temperatures hovered around 20 ° C. The trial period lasted for five days. TONITRAL turned out to help limit the impact of heat stress on these batches; the survival rate of chickens was improved by 10 points; that is 56% of the mortality rate.