The weather outside might be cold right now. But a little bit of preparation today can help you manage heat stress in your cattle when the weather warms up.
AJ Tarpoff, Kansas State University beef Extension veterinarian, said heat stress costs more than $370 million a year to the cattle industry — that can be quantified. That’s not just in mortality figures, but also in increased cost of production. Tarpoff reminds cattle producers that cattle that are heat-stressed reduce their feed intake and increase the energy they need to maintain themselves.
