Poultry
Understanding and managing heat stress during hot weather
Not only summers are warmer, but their shape has evolved, with alternating phases of variable temperature and periods of high humidity.
Heat stress in farm animals: nutritional issues and solutions
Heat stress represents a major challenge for livestock, affecting their wellbeing and productivity significantly. When temperatures rise, animals seek to regulate their body temperature by reducing their food intake, resulting in a series of complex physiological responses. These responses include alterations in breathing patterns, blood gas imbalances and reduced blood flow to essential organs, thereby contributing to heat removal.
Summer 2023 Review: Increasingly Polymorphous Summers
The year 2023 was marked by one of the hottest summers in recent years. Unprecedented record temperatures all over the world. Despite an impression of gloomy weather in some countries such as France, the trend of increasingly hot summer is confirmed. The risk period has increased to 4 to 5 months in temperate climates and 7 to 8 months in subtropical climates. Let’s review in more details.
CCPA Group supports the livestock sector in South America around heat stress management
Heat stress is present in most Latin American countries, however this year it has become a priority problem for farmers, due to how hard it has affected the productivity of animals recently.
Southern Hemisphere gets ready for an unusual summer
The Southern Hemisphere is emerging from some of their hottest winter temperatures on record and bracing for even more heat as the warmer seasons begin.
Heat waves sweep across Northern Hemisphere
The last July, the thermometer has reached unprecedent level in Europe, the United States and parts of Asia. What about the impact on livestock’s health and performance?
A successful Thermo® roadshow in South Africa
Taking advantage of winter to prepare the coming summer season in South Africa, CCPA Group promoted the Thermo® range along with its distributor, Biofarm, to numerous actors of the livestock industry across the country.
