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Heat Stress In Birds
What is heat stress? Heat stress in birds is when a bird’s core body temperature is raised uncontrollably to a dangerously high level. A bird’s body temperature is normally between 39-43C/101-109F. If their temperature rises higher than this, it can quickly become a serious, often life-threatening problem. Birds are not like us, they do not…
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The summer we’ve just had in Australia has been a bad one. We’ve had extremes all over the country. One half is under water, the other half is melting and that’s NOW. It’s not even summer anymore, it’s supposed to be autumn here. Yet I’m slowly cooking here in a record-breaking heatwave that exceeds what…
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