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Heat stress in dairy cattle nutrition

Level 1 - Basic Farmers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Introduction

3. Factors that influence heat stress

4. Environmental factors

5. Environmental factors: Transporting cows

6. Cow factors: Heat produced from within the cow

7. Cow factors: Stage of lactation

8. Early signs of heat stress

9. Effects of heat stress in dairy cows

10. Effects of heat stress in dairy cows cont'd...

11. Heat stress affecting dry matter intake (DMI)

12. Effects of reduced/depressed DMI

13. DMI management during heat stress

14. DMI management during heat stress cont'd...

15. How cows lose heat

16. How cows lose heat cont'd...

17. Preventing heat stress

18. Take home messages/Summary