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Get natural ventilation ready for warmer days ahead

April 17, 2020

Rick McBay

Spring is upon us. It is time for your natural ventilation system to get back to work.

Fescue toxicosis and its effect on reproductive success

February 25, 2020

Daniel H. Poole

Kentucky 31 (KY 31) tall fescue is a cool-season perennial forage heavily utilized by cow-calf producers in the Southeast to Midwest.

Midwest/North: Managing fall-born calves

August 23, 2019

Erika Lundy-Woolfolk

Many fall-calving herds may have calves on the ground already. Fall-calving cows and young calves are at risk for heat stress, and excessive heat can lead to lethargic calves at birth.

Southeast: Heat stress matters

July 25, 2019

Jason Duggin

Heat stress – does it matter? It could cause loss of productivity in the form of lost pregnancies, reduced feed efficiency and gains while potentially increasing sickness and possible death loss. In those terms, it certainly can matter a lot. Heat stress is going to happen to some degree.

Animal welfare on the ranch

June 24, 2019

Glen Aiken

Cattle producers obviously want to make money, but they must deal with bad markets that can be right around the corner, and they continue to be a drought or flood away from a financial crisis. So what is it that keeps them going? It must be in their blood. Why would they be in the business if they did not take pride in their cattle by wanting their cows to maintain body condition, their calves to grow, and all of the cattle having a healthy appearance?

Midwest/North: Maintaining healthy cow pregnancies

May 24, 2019

Erika Lundy-Woolfolk

For spring-calving herds, many stressors often coincide with the breeding season, which can impact pregnancy establishment and embryo survival.

Liver abscesses: An elusive and expensive malady

April 24, 2019

Bryan Miller

Liver abscess (LA) is relatively common in feedlot cattle and older dairy cows, particularly with diets eaten in grain content.

Study relates heat stress to lying times, lameness and decreased milk protein

September 19, 2018

Katie Ballard and Ashley Cate

Typically, when the topic of heat stress comes up, northern New York is not the first region that pops into most people’s minds. Although it is true we do not tend to suffer from prolonged, extreme heat here in the north country, it is also true that it does not take much heat for high-producing dairy cows to begin experiencing the physiological distress that can ultimately lead to compromised production, immune function and reproduction.

Environmental impacts on calf growth and feed efficiency

May 22, 2015

Kaitlin Andrews and Michael E. Van Amburgh

As preparations are made for warmer weather, heat stress is often thought of as a problem that should be avoided in lactating cows due to lost performance and possibly lost cows. However, the effects of heat stress on replacement animals tends to be overlooked.

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Articles Tagged with ''cattle heat stress''

Get natural ventilation ready for warmer days ahead

Fescue toxicosis and its effect on reproductive success

Midwest/North: Managing fall-born calves

Southeast: Heat stress matters

Animal welfare on the ranch

Midwest/North: Maintaining healthy cow pregnancies

Liver abscesses: An elusive and expensive malady

Study relates heat stress to lying times, lameness and decreased milk protein

Environmental impacts on calf growth and feed efficiency

Is managing for drought the new norm?

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