Managing hot periods using decision support tools

Today the livestock industry is aware of the impact of hot periods on the technical and economic performance of farms as well as on the comfort of animals. Breeders however can have a difficult time understanding this. CCPA has developed support tools in order to assess periods of risk to minimise the impact of heat stress. How do you assess the impact of heat stress at farm level and how can you compare these without any references? Without this knowledge the consequences are severe; fitting-o