heat stress

A dry cow area at a Chinese dairy farm. Photo: CDMTCC
12-04-2021 | Article

China: Preventing heat stress in non-milking animals

Some studies indicate that heifers born to cows that experienced late-gestation heat stress have lower milk yield during their first lactation. Photo: Pixabay
05-04-2021 | Article

Late-gestation heifers and heat stress

The line-up of the Heat Stress webinar, with on the left Wim Wanzele of Agrifirm; on the far right is Dr Mohamed Mammeri of Phileo by Lesaffre; left of him is Prof Bruno Silva of the Federal University of Minas Gerais. - Photo: Company Webcast
30-03-2021 | News

On-demand: Webinar on heat stress in dairy

Photo: Gustavo Frazao
24-03-2021 | News

Coming soon: Webinar on heat stress in pigs

The impact of heat stress is lasting and continues to affect the performance of the offspring of a heat-stressed cow for 2 generations. Photo: Dreamstime
22-03-2021 | Article

Heat stress in gestating cows weakens future generations

Jonathan Amir milking his cows in Israel. Photo: Chris McCullough
11-02-2021 | News

Israeli farmers ‘at peace’ with govt over dairy imports

Heat Stress special: Reserve your space now! Photo: Misset
21-01-2021 | Article

Heat Stress special: Reserve your space now!

Photo: Mark Pasveer
23-11-2020 | Article

How to maximise dairy farm profits in warm countries

Although the most reported impacts of heat stress are focused on milk production (lactation period), emerging evidence indicates that heat stress profoundly affects calves and cows from the prenatal stage through lactation. Photo: Dreamstime
17-08-2020 | Article

Heat stress affects every stage of the cow cycle

To combat heat stress in cows, dry matter intake is reduced in periods of heat stress, so to maintain the cow s nutrient intake, the nutrient density of the diet needs to be increased. Photo: KW alternaive feeds
08-07-2020 | News

5 things the dairy farmer can do to combat heat stress