Heat stress feed strategies per species

15-04-2019 | |
Heat stress feed strategies per species. Photo: Fotolia
Heat stress feed strategies per species. Photo: Fotolia
Heat stress is a major concern impairing welfare, performance and farm profitability. It is also highly variable for each animal species. Animals are not equal in their ability to resist and recover from heat stress episodes, depending on their physiology and their level of production. Therefore, managing heat stress implies dedicated and adapted strategies for each of them individually. Due to the wide variety of heat stress impacts: reduced feed intake, oxidative stress, leaky gut, increased


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Vincent
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