Heat stress in summer and nutritional stress due to subacute ruminal acidosis syndrome in lactation cycle are 2 important issues influencing dairy cattle health and productivity. Photo: Canva
Dairy cattle are exposed to a variety of stress factors. A study shows that supplementation with an immunomodulatory additive can mitigate stress in dairy. Dairy cattle in intensive production systems experience multiple stressors during their life such as overstocking, group changes, high environmental temperature, and feeding issues which negatively affect health, welfare and (re)productive performance. In addition, acute and chronic stress disrupts homeostasis, alters biological functions,
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