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A comparative study of performance and profitability measures for broilers raised in open and closed systems: Investigating the histopathological effects of heat stress during summer in Egypt

Amira M. Abd-el Hamed, Zienab H. Abo-gamil, Nady Khairy Elbarbary, Ali A. Ghania, Ahmed Fotouh, Marwa Darweish.


Abstract
Background:
Both proper animal welfare and economic benefit are very essential to the broiler industry.

Aim:
Our study assessed the productivity and profitability of open and closed broiler production systems in Egypt, with a particular focus on the histopathological effects of heat stress on broiler health.

Methods:
Data were collected from 18 broiler cycles involving 186,300 broiler chicks (9 cycles for each system for about 6 months). An independent t-test was used to analyze the data and assess the outcomes.

Results:
According to the findings of the broiler performance study, the study was analyzed using an independent t-test to test the average body weight and performance index that significantly increased in the closed system (2.31 kg and 377.1, t ≤ 0.05, respectively) compared to the open system (2.07 kg and 224.48, t ≤ 0.05, respectively) with better feed conversion ratio (FCR) and lower mortality rate in the closed system (1.65 and 5.46%, t ≤ 0.05, respectively) than in the open one (1.93 and 15.96%, t ≤ 0.05, respectively). Additionally, the profitability index for open and closed broiler houses in Egypt, as reported in our study, was 0.04 and 0.14, t ≤ 0.05, respectively. This indicates that for every 100 EGP earned as revenue, 4 EGP are returned to the farmer as net income in the open system, compared to 14 EGP in the closed system. Moreover, heat-stressed birds in an open system induced several pathological alterations in different organs, such as congestion of blood vessels, degeneration, and vacuolation of breast muscle and parenchymatous organs (liver and kidney).

Conclusion:
Productive and economic performance favors fully automated climate control broiler housing, so the closed system is recommended for broiler farm owners. These improvements are crucial, as they can directly contribute to increased profitability and sustainability in poultry farming, especially in regions experiencing extreme heat stress.

Key words: Broilers welfare, Open and closed systems, Heat stress pathology, Closed housing profitability.


 
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Hamed AMA, Abo-gamil ZH, Elbarbary NK, Ghania AA, Fotouh A, Darweish M. A comparative study of performance and profitability measures for broilers raised in open and closed systems: Investigating the histopathological effects of heat stress during summer in Egypt. Open Vet J. 2025; 15(5): 2039-2048. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i5.20

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Hamed AMA, Abo-gamil ZH, Elbarbary NK, Ghania AA, Fotouh A, Darweish M. A comparative study of performance and profitability measures for broilers raised in open and closed systems: Investigating the histopathological effects of heat stress during summer in Egypt. https://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/?mno=238169 [Access: June 05, 2025]. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i5.20

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Hamed AMA, Abo-gamil ZH, Elbarbary NK, Ghania AA, Fotouh A, Darweish M. A comparative study of performance and profitability measures for broilers raised in open and closed systems: Investigating the histopathological effects of heat stress during summer in Egypt. Open Vet J. 2025; 15(5): 2039-2048. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i5.20


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Hamed AMA, Abo-gamil ZH, Elbarbary NK, Ghania AA, Fotouh A, Darweish M. A comparative study of performance and profitability measures for broilers raised in open and closed systems: Investigating the histopathological effects of heat stress during summer in Egypt. Open Vet J. (2025), [cited June 05, 2025]; 15(5): 2039-2048. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i5.20


Harvard Style

Hamed, A. M. A., Abo-gamil, . Z. H., Elbarbary, . N. K., Ghania, . A. A., Fotouh, . A. & Darweish, . M. (2025) A comparative study of performance and profitability measures for broilers raised in open and closed systems: Investigating the histopathological effects of heat stress during summer in Egypt. Open Vet J, 15 (5), 2039-2048. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i5.20


Turabian Style

Hamed, Amira M. Abd-el, Zienab H. Abo-gamil, Nady Khairy Elbarbary, Ali A. Ghania, Ahmed Fotouh, and Marwa Darweish. 2025. A comparative study of performance and profitability measures for broilers raised in open and closed systems: Investigating the histopathological effects of heat stress during summer in Egypt. Open Veterinary Journal, 15 (5), 2039-2048. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i5.20


Chicago Style

Hamed, Amira M. Abd-el, Zienab H. Abo-gamil, Nady Khairy Elbarbary, Ali A. Ghania, Ahmed Fotouh, and Marwa Darweish. "A comparative study of performance and profitability measures for broilers raised in open and closed systems: Investigating the histopathological effects of heat stress during summer in Egypt." Open Veterinary Journal 15 (2025), 2039-2048. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i5.20


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Hamed, Amira M. Abd-el, Zienab H. Abo-gamil, Nady Khairy Elbarbary, Ali A. Ghania, Ahmed Fotouh, and Marwa Darweish. "A comparative study of performance and profitability measures for broilers raised in open and closed systems: Investigating the histopathological effects of heat stress during summer in Egypt." Open Veterinary Journal 15.5 (2025), 2039-2048. Print. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i5.20


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Hamed, A. M. A., Abo-gamil, . Z. H., Elbarbary, . N. K., Ghania, . A. A., Fotouh, . A. & Darweish, . M. (2025) A comparative study of performance and profitability measures for broilers raised in open and closed systems: Investigating the histopathological effects of heat stress during summer in Egypt. Open Veterinary Journal, 15 (5), 2039-2048. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i5.20


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