Re-evaluating trace mineral strategies to support environmental compliance and improve bottom...
Many industry nutritionists follow long established norms by simply selecting an inorganic source of trace mineral to fill the void without taking all the...
Heat stress in dairy cows can be mitigated
Modern breeds of farm animals are highly productive, but they have a high basic metabolic rate making them more sensitive to the extreme heat....
Stop heat stress from milking your profits dry
Rumen fermentation and lactation require high metabolic heat production, making dairy cows particularly sensitive to heat stress whenever the temperature humidity index (THI) exceeds...
Nutritional adjustments under heat stress in poultry production
High ambient temperature is one of the most common stressors in commercial poultry production, resulting in reduced feed intake and body weight gain, and...
Animal science turns to advancing resilience for heat tolerance
Several research groups across the world are researching the challenge of enhancing the resilience of livestock to climatic variability and change. Understanding adaptive mechanisms...
Expert Chat – Managing heat stress, and a research postcard from...
Birds cannot sweat and must rely on panting to cool down. That’s an inefficient method when you consider their feathers also serve as insulation....
Heat stress management: The importance of beef cattle nutrition
In dairy cows, the impact of heat stress can be easily measured, in particular through reduced milk production. Although there is less visibility, fattening...
Preparing poultry for heatwaves
To help birds survive heatwaves, they should not only be kept under the best possible living conditions, but their water-electrolyte metabolism should also be...
Understanding heat stress in dairy to alleviate it
Heat stress (HS) is caused by several weather factors: temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, air movement, and precipitation. Due to climate change and the...
Reducing impact of heat stress to improve broilers’ performance and welfare
To protect the birds against the impact of heat stress, poultry producers outfit houses with proper equipment (e.g. sprinklers or foggers), implement appropriate feeding...
