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Heat stress is a fact of life for most dairymen ... one you know you will have to deal with come summertime. In hot, humid conditions cows simply feel less like eating and, hence, milk production drops. The effects of heat stress, however, tend to be seen long after the high temperatures cool. According to dairy nutrition experts, production losses can continue for the remainder of the lactation, and can mean a loss of 5, 10, or even 20 pounds of milk production per day for each day that...
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With temperatures exceeding 36C in some parts of the UK over the last month, many people haven't needed to travel abroad this year in search of sun.
But many livestock are struggling to keep cool, dramatically affecting productivity.
Regardless of clear symptoms, heat stress clearly compromises cattle and sheep performance, says MLC beef and sheep scientist Liz Genever.
"Feed intakes and growth rates, ovulation and conception rates and bull and ram fertility are all likely to be...
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