Stress is an inevitable part of intensive livestock production. Stress factors can include routine management activities such as transport, relocation, beak trimming, feather plucking, force-feeding, deworming, vaccination, as well as environmental stressors like heat stress, overcrowding, or, in laying hens, transfer to cages and the intensive egg-laying period.
Stress triggers physiological changes in poultry that, over time, negatively affect flock health and productivity.
Reduced productivity and immunity: Stress leads to elevated cortisol levels (stress hormone) in the blood plasma, one of the most important indicators of stress. Chronically high cortisol weakens the immune system, slows growth, and reduces feed efficiency. Additionally, accelerated breakdown of serotonin and dopamine negatively affects feed intake, reproductive function, and may cause behavioral disorders.
Decreased egg production: Hormonal imbalance and metabolic disturbances can reduce egg quantity and quality, increasing the proportion of defective eggs.
Behavioral disorders: Stressed birds often begin feather pecking or cannibalism, causing skin injuries, infections, and disruptions to thermoregulation.
Sudden mortality: Severe stress situations, such as heat stress or overcrowding, can trigger sudden cardiovascular collapse, particularly in sensitive breeds.
Reduced post-vaccination immune response: Stress diminishes immune responsiveness, which can weaken vaccination effectiveness, leading to lower levels of protection.
STRESROAK premix contains herbal extracts, minerals, trace elements, and organic acids (humic acids) with anti-stress and immune-boosting effects. It helps restore normal immune function, effectively mitigates the harmful physiological effects of stress, and reduces the occurrence of behavioral disorders.
INDICATIONS: A herbal immune-support formula designed to reduce the negative health effects of various stressors (heat stress, overcrowding, transport, relocation, cannibalism, beak trimming, feather plucking, force-feeding, deworming, vaccination) on poultry flocks.
MECHANISMS OF ACTION:
- Improves feed utilization and enhances overall performance.
- Enhances resistance, improves vaccination efficacy, and helps minimize mortality, resulting in stronger, more resilient poultry, swine, and fish stocks.
- In laying hens, supports reproductive performance, egg production, improves eggshell quality and hatchability, and reduces suffocation-related losses.
- In racing pigeons, helps reduce stress from competitions and exhibitions, improves racing performance, increases the number of fertile eggs in breeding pairs, and enhances eggshell quality and hatchability.
- In fish, increases adaptability and stress tolerance, boosts resistance to infections, and reduces stress-related mortality.