Keeping cows cool

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dc.contributor.author Smith, John F., 1962-
dc.contributor.author Harner, Joseph P.
dc.contributor.author Brouk, Michael J.
dc.date.accessioned 2010-12-03T21:41:58Z
dc.date.available 2010-12-03T21:41:58Z
dc.date.issued 2010-12-03
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2097/6787
dc.description.abstract Heat stress occurs when a dairy cow’s internal heat load is greater than her capacity to lose unwanted heat to the environment. Effects of heat stress include: increased respiration rate, increased water intake, increased sweating, decreased dry matter intake, slower rate of feed passage, decreased blood flow to internal organs, decreased milk production, and poor reproductive performance. Lower milk production and reproductive performance cause economic losses to dairy producers. The ordered priorities for reducing heat are: increasing water availability; providing shade in the housing areas (both dry and lactating cows) and holding pen; reducing walking distance to the parlor; reducing time in the holding pen; improving holding pen ventilation and freestall ventilation; adding cooling for the holding pen and exit lane; cooling close-up cows (3 wk before calving); cooling housing for fresh and earlylactation cows; and cooling housing for midand late-lactation cows. en_US
dc.publisher Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service en_US
dc.relation.isPartOf Dairy Day, 2000 en_US
dc.relation.isPartOf Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 01-166-S en_US
dc.relation.isPartOf Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 861 en_US
dc.subject Dairy en_US
dc.subject Heat stress en_US
dc.subject Cooling techniques en_US
dc.title Keeping cows cool en_US
dc.type Conference paper en_US
dc.date.published 2000 en_US
dc.citation.epage 61 en_US
dc.citation.spage 59 en_US
dc.description.conference Dairy Day, 2000, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 2000
dc.contributor.authoreid jfsmith en_US
dc.contributor.authoreid jharner en_US
dc.contributor.authoreid mbrouk en_US


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