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Heat stress occurs when a dairy cow's heat load is greater than her capacity to lose heat, and is sometimes referred to as hyperthermia.
Thursday. December 8th, 2016Feed additives could do more than a dip in the sea to help reduce heat stress on sows during the hot summer months.
Saturday. December 17th, 2016Apart from simple formulation adjustments, certain feed additives help alleviate the negative effects of heat stress on growth performance in pigs and poultry.
Saturday. December 17th, 2016Heat stress is a natural phenomenon that affects dairy cows and other domestic animals in tropical, sub-tropical and often in temperate regions of the world
Saturday. December 24th, 2016Dairy cows in traditionally cooler climates may have to cope with the effects of climate change – leaving producers combating the effects of heat stress.
Saturday. December 24th, 2016Rumen modifiers, such as live yeast, can help alleviate the drawbacks of heat stress on digestive comfort and help preserve dairy performance
Saturday. December 24th, 2016Preliminary results of a study on heat stress using live probiotic yeast showed increased resistance to heat stress and benefits to feeding behavior
Tuesday. January 17th, 2017What happens to the dairy cow during periods of heat stress, and what can be done to help her beat the heat? As it turns out, the most recent answer
Monday. February 13th, 2017As climate change becomes an omnipresent issue in global agriculture, heat stress in Europe will become an increasing issue in, not only the usual areas
Monday. September 25th, 2017The most recent answer to this question contains an unexpected twist based on recent research that may change the way we view, manage heat stressed cows
Wednesday. October 4th, 2017