Biological patterns of adaptation and pharmacological strategy in the development of stress in chickens in an industrial environment

The adaptation of the chicken body to stress factors to varying degrees is reflected in ongoing metabolic processes, immune functions, the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, the intensity of inflammatory processes and antioxidant status. It was established experimentally that the summer season of the year has a negative impact on poultry productivity, while in comparison with the winter-spring period, statistically significant differences were noted between live weight, average daily gain, safety and the resulting gross gain. High heat load, transportation and the pre-slaughter period significantly limit poultry productivity, aggravating the stressful state of chickens in an industrial environment. Analysis of the developed pharmacological strategy allows not only to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the proposed stress prevention scheme, the opportunities and threats that may appear when introducing it into poultry farming, but also to recommend a risk-based approach to solving the problem of technological stress. It has been established that the implementation of a pharmacological strategy in the conditions of industrial poultry farming makes it possible to maintain the poultry population and increase the amount of meat produced. Of practical interest is the development of domestic pharmacological complexes with broad therapeutic and prophylactic effects, having a basic composition and various additives depending on the type of predominant stress factor. The selected pharmacological strategy for the development of stress in chickens in an industrial environment, based on the use of a complex of pharmacological substances of domestic production, will create an effective system for the prevention of stress in poultry farming.