Tag: heat stress management
Lallemand releases webtool predicting heat stress-related losses for ruminants
Lallemand Animal Nutrition has unveiled a new webtool which predicts the negative impact that heat stress has on milk yield and milk quality for...
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...
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 heat stress impact to improve broilers’ performance and welfare
Effective poultry heat stress management on the farm relies on a multifactorial approach to improve air flow and ventilation, spacing, dehumidification and evaporation, feeding...