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Occupation of water cooled perches was 8x greater than that of air-equilibrated perches, demonstrating a purposeful thermoregulatory use of water cooled perches. Use of water cooled perches increased with increasing duration of heat exposure. Broilers provided water cooled perches experienced greater body weight gain, increased feed consumption and greater efficiency of gain than their counterparts provided air-equilibrated perches. The largest treatment differences were observed during the fourth week of heat exposure. Behavioral preferences for diameter and height of water cooled perch were investigated in two age groups (3 wk and 6 wk) of perch naive broilers exposed to a hot ambient environment. Floor level perches proximal to the water supply within the pen were preferred by both age groups. A direct relationship was observed between diameter of perch preferred and age. Further study, demonstrated that water cooled perch use increased with increasing ambient temperature for both 3 wk and 6 wk of age broilers. Duration of perching bouts and methods of water cooled perch use by broilers were dependent upon ambient temperature, age, height, diameter, and position of perches within the pen. The physiological responses of broilers to perch cooling in a hot ambient environment were investigated. Peripheral vasomotion in the feet of broilers provided water cooled perches in a hot ambient environment spared the energy expenditure for thermoregulatory effort and permitted blood flow to be directed to organs not involved in heat dissipation. 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Broilers provided water cooled perches experienced greater body weight gain, increased feed consumption and greater efficiency of gain than their counterparts provided air-equilibrated perches. The largest treatment differences were observed during the fourth week of heat exposure. Behavioral preferences for diameter and height of water cooled perch were investigated in two age groups (3 wk and 6 wk) of perch naive broilers exposed to a hot ambient environment. Floor level perches proximal to the water supply within the pen were preferred by both age groups. A direct relationship was observed between diameter of perch preferred and age. Further study, demonstrated that water cooled perch use increased with increasing ambient temperature for both 3 wk and 6 wk of age broilers. Duration of perching bouts and methods of water cooled perch use by broilers were dependent upon ambient temperature, age, height, diameter, and position of perches within the pen. 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