AVISHI IMMUNE

Why Stress Matters in Birds Stress is a major hidden threat to bird health and performance. It can be caused by many everyday situations, including: • Environmental changes • Transportation stress • Heat or cold stress • Removal of water or feed • Noise, motion, poor handling • High-density confinement • Unfavourable housing conditions • Vaccination • Disease conditions, infections, intoxications • High ambient temperature and relative humidity Even mild stress can reduce feed intake, body weight gain, feed efficiency, and overall performance. In serious cases, stress may lead to fatal illness. Most importantly, stress weakens the bird’s natural defence mechanism. The Problem with Traditional Mineral Supplements To combat stress, inorganic minerals are often used — but they come with major drawbacks: • Low bioavailability • May irritate gastro-intestinal mucosa • Can reduce digestibility of other nutrients • Higher mineral excretion → environmental hazard • High-dose supplementation may pose risks to the environment That’s why climate-smart, low-dose, high-absorption supplementation is the need of the hour.