Abstract
NUMEROUS reports in the investigational literature demonstrate that certain stress-ameliorating agents may have widespread application and value in the poultry industry where it is deemed desirable to buffer the animal against stress as imposed by adverse environments and alarm stimuli.Carlson (1956) fed reserpine to a mixed group of tom and hen turkeys and observed less fighting; however, weight gains were decreased.Van Matre et al. (1957) found that the survival time of chickens exposed to acute thermal stress could be prolonged significantly by feeding chlorpromazine and reserpine. Both drugs afforded protection against decreases in egg production and shell quality. Burger (1959) and Weiss (1960) confirmed the finding that reserpine (Serpasil) modified favorably the undesirable effects of heat stress in laying chickens kept under laboratory conditions. On the other hand, Burger (1960) reported that Serpasil, at the levels studied, depressed egg production, increased the percentage of floor eggs and accentuated …
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