The harm of ammonia gas in chicken house

Continue to discuss the effect of ammonia concentration on the chicken house.

4.Affect the immune effect of vaccines

Many vaccines vaccinated by eye, nasal and spray methods first invade the respiratory epithelial cells, and then replicate and multiply inside, stimulating the body to produce a series of immune responses.

If the concentration of ammonia gas in the chicken house is too high, ammonia gas will damage the respiratory epithelial cells, making it difficult for the vaccine to fully function, resulting in reduced or no immune effect of the flock.

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​​5.The impact of ammonia gas on farmers

Chicken house people exposed to high concentrations of ammonia for a long time can cause eye and upper respiratory tract irritation. If you inhale high concentrations of ammonia in a short period of time or come into direct contact with liquid ammonia, the disease will occur immediately, and in severe cases, it will cause chemical bronchitis, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, and respiratory distress syndrome accompanied by eye and skin burns and other symptoms.

It will also cause damage to the heart, liver, kidney, brain and other organs, causing myocarditis or heart failure. In the acute phase, neurological symptoms such as confusion and convulsions may also occur.

Therefore, the smell of ammonia in the chicken house is heavy, and farmers must pay attention to it and solve it in time.