Tag: heat stress
Leaky gut and the cost of inflammation
Leaky gut was once all about pH but understanding now revolves around the wider impacts of microbiology, endocrinology, physiology and immunology. What is the...
High milk production is a biomarker for wellness
Dairy cows are often thought of as metabolic super athletes, requiring hard work and a herculean effort to achieve high milk production... In reality,...
Polyphenols as a natural strategy to effectively control oxidative stress in layers
Stress affects the performance, health status and thus economic profitability of layers during their egg production cycle. Oxidizing agents are formed throughout the body...
Harnessing heat shock protein responses: It’s about more than heat stress
Heat shock proteins (Hsps) are essential for cell homeostasis and therefore, animal health. Despite their name, Hsps are for an animals’ response to a...
How does heat stress impact ruminant performance?
Ruminants’ prolonged exposure to high heat conditions results in significant changes in the physiological and biochemical parameters in the animal, making heat stress one...
A commonsense approach to managing heat stress
Heat stress can be a daunting issue, costing the average U.S. dairy producer $264 per cow each year1 and affecting dairy cows in nearly...
How beef cattle cope with heat stress
Heat stress can disrupt average daily gain (ADG) in beef cattle, but new tools are available to help nutritionists and farmers around the world...
Heat stress in poultry
What oxidative stress and inflammation have to do with it, why it affects gut health, and how in-feed products support mitigation strategies
Stress in animals...
Braving the heat: What poultry need to cope with heat stress
Heat stress is a common problem for layers and broilers, because they are unable to regulate their body temperature effectively in hot environments. One...
Nutritional strategies that can stand the heat
As global temperatures rise year upon year, threatening economic losses and placing increased environmental pressure on livestock farming, it is essential that diets are...