The dairy cow and global climate changes
Flávio Baccari Jr
Abstract
High producing dairy cows are more sensitive to heat stress due mainly to their higher resting metabolic rate as compared to low producing and dry cows. Their responses to increasing levels of the temperature-humidity and the black globe-humidity indices are discussed as well as some aspects of heat tolerance as related to body temperature increase and milk production decrease. Some mitigation and adaptation practices are recommended to face the challenges of global climate changes.
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Submitted date:
04/08/2014
Accepted date:
10/18/2014
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