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High performing dairy cows appear to be more susceptible to the damaging effects of heat stress than lower yielding stock.
Although the combination of rising temperatures and high levels of humidity is a major challenge for all milking cows, those at the top of the production league appear to be most at risk...
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The "Winter-Summer Ratio" report was developed by Dr. Israel Flamenbaum and Ephraim Ezra. This report reflects the gap in the performance of cows in different seasons and the ability of the individual farm to cope with the negative impact of the summer. The report has been published regularly since 2005, including milk production, fat and protein percentages, SCC, and Conception Rate to all inseminations. For the analysis three...
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Cooling means to reduce heat stress from cows was developed over the last four decades in Israel, and are applied to a different degree of success in many farms in the world. Cooling cows in the farm is based on the daily routine, which includes of cooling the cows by a combination of wetting and forced ventilation in the waiting yard and in the feeding line. In addition, cows are force ventilated in resting area. ...
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Summer heat stress causes significant economic losses to the U.S. livestock and especially the dairy industry. Different studies conducted in the United States indicate an annual loss of about $ 1.5 billion to the dairy US industry. This is due to unsuccessful confrontation of US dairy farmers with the heat stress problem. The losses differ of course, between different regions of the United States, with northern temperate climates, the annual milk loss per cow in Midwest...
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Summer losses in milk production are usually related to the negative impact of summer heat stress on the lactating cow. Actually, this is true, due to the large negative effect of heat stress on feed consumption and the efficiency of feed utilization of the lactating cow, as well as on reproductive traits. Recently, it was found that also dry cows, although they are not producing milk, are negatively affected when subjected to heat stress conditions, mainly, due to lower milk and milk solids...
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Get an easy way to measure heat stress in your dairy farm and save your income from going up in smoke! Think about our Phileo heat stress App for dairy cows....
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Dr. Israel Flamenbaum, Ph. D from Cow Cooling Solutions Ltd. was invited to Mercolactea 2014 to give a talk about Heat stress and animal welfare. He summarizes the main points of his talk and shares some aspects of his work. ...
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Heat stress is now considered to be the cause of the largest economical loss to the world’s dairy sector. The reasons for this are global warming, the increase in milk output per cow and the “immigration” of dairy sectors from temperate to tropical and sub-tropical regions, where the demand for milk in most cases is increasing.
Heat stress negatively affects the...
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Half of the birds reared worldwide are estimated to suffer from the consequences of heat stress during the summer period. The first visible sign is an increase in the water: feed ratio, however recent research has also shown that excessively hot conditions have an impact on the gut structure and its permeability. Reduced feed consumption and decreased intestinal integrity and function result in the decreased energy intake, animal discomfort and the reduced...
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Cooling means to reduce heat stress from cows have been developed over the last four decades in Israel, and are applied to a different degree of success in many farms in the world. Cooling cows in the farm is based largely on the daily routine, which includes cooling the cows in the waiting yards, before and between milking sessions, as well as in the feeding line, around feeding time. Cows are usually forced ventilated in resting area, if it is in free stalls or compost...
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Taxation on the dairy activity varies from country to country. Some countries exempt farmers from paying income tax, others reduced tax rates and some countries ask dairy farmers to pay full tax on their income. However, no country exempts the dairy farmers from paying "tax to the summer", which is paid due to lack of coping with the summer heat stress negative effect on their cows.
How much is this tax rate? This is, of course, different from country to country and depends on...
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Heat stress in dairy cows is becoming an increasing problem in northern Europe according to Phileo Lesaffre Animal Care, France.
Long acknowledged as a serious summer threat to cow health and production across the world’s hotter regions, heat stress is now seen...
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The use of three different yeast solutions to reduce the damaging effects of heat stress in dairy cows has shown highly promising results according to Phileo Lesaffre Animal Care, France.
The company’s solutions, fed as supplements to heat stressed dairy cows, were...
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Dealing effectively with heat stress in dairy herds is an essential management issue throughout the nation, but Southeastern dairy producers are forced to deal with extreme heat and humidity for prolonged periods. Heat stress decreases feed intake and milk production, decreases milk components including fat, lowers breeding success, and compromises the immune system, which increases the risk for multiple diseases. Hot and humid environments also allow mastitis pathogens to thrive. Below...
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Introduction Heat stress causes major losses ($ 2.4 billion) in animal production, including dairy cattle, beef cattle, swine and poultry in the USA (St-Pierre et al., 2003). Heat stress affects feed intake, body temperature, maintenance requirements and metabolic processes, feed efficiency, milk yield, reproductive efficiency, behavior and disease incidence (Cook et al., 2007; Tucker et al., 2007; Rhoads et al., 2009). Water is necessary for a proper rumination and digestion...
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Introduction Testicular temperature of bulls must be 2 to 6° C cooler than body temperature to allow normal spermatogenesis and maturation of sperm. Exposure of bulls to increased ambient temperatures results in reduced semen quality (Casady et al., 1953; Skinner and Louw, 1966; Meyerhoeffer et al., 1985). Local heating of the scrotum of bulls for a few days causes a reduction in the number of sperm ejaculated (Austin...
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The summer of 2016 has arrived rather abruptly and with full fury, finding many poultry farmers as well as chicken totally unprepared to face the onslaught. During my conversation with people, I noticed that many are not aware of how exactly summer heat damages and kills birds. I also come across well meant summer management measures that are often either inadequate or counter- productive. People do not know why, for example, most birds die from heat stress mostly...
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Dr. Lance Baumgard, Professor at Iowa State University, speaks about a global problem: heat stress and its impact on economy, production and food security. He also mentions some dietary and management strategies to mitigate this problem and reduce the negative effects of heat stress which is becoming worse in the future due to climate change....
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During my consultancy activities, I get to visit many dairy farms, especially, those located in "warm regions" of the world. The visits are focused on the efforts to reduce the negative impact of summer heat stress on cow's performance.
Very few of the farms I visit do not have any kind of means to cool their cows in the summer and need to start from the beginning. "Cow...
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Marina A. G. von Keyserlingk speaks about the Animal Welfare Program in the University of British Columbia which focuses in dairy cattle welfare. ...
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