Heat stress and effect of shade materials on hormonal and behavior response of dairy cattle: a review

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Reena Kamal
Triveni Dutt
Manjunath Patel
Amitava Dey
Panch Kishore Bharti
Poolangulam Chinnakkan Chandran
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[1] Indian Veterinary Research Institute,
[2] ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region,undefined
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Tropical Animal Health and Production | 2018年 / 50卷
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Heat stress; Shade; Behavior; Dairy cattle; Crossbred calves; Hormone;
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In tropical countries, at high temperatures, several physiological rearrangements occur in cows as they attempt to facilitate heat dissipation and/or reduce metabolic heat production. Following exposure to heat, cattle appear to acclimatize within 2–7 weeks. The failure of homeostasis at high temperatures may lead to reduced productivity or even death. The situation is even worse when humidity adds to high temperature. Livestock with elevated body temperature exhibit lower DMI and growth with less efficiency, reducing profitability for dairy farms in hot and humid climates. Shading of feed and water also offers production advantages. Although several elaborate methods for reducing heat stress in cows have been reported, simple shade materials appear to be the most cost-effective methods that are currently applicable to tropical developing countries. Different materials are being used to provide shade during warm weather. The shade material determines the microclimate—it should be light, strong, durable, weatherproof, good looking and a bad conductor of heat, and free from tendency to condense moisture inside. This review discusses various shade materials and their advantages and disadvantages in different situations.
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