Ruminants
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.
Heat stress has a major impact on young ruminants
The effects of heat stress on adult ruminants are now well known. More and more scientific research is now focusing on the impact of heat stress on young ruminants, and in particular on replacement dairy heifers.
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.
A successful trial with ThermoPlus published in the Journal of Dairy Science
CCPA Group conducted a trial with the Volcani Center in Israel to demonstrate the effectiveness of Thermo®Plus on dairy cows. The results were published in the Journal of Dairy Science by Pr. Maya Zachut and her team.
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.
