Using nutrition to mitigate heat stress in ruminants

Feed and water consumption are important factors in managing heat stress in ruminants. This article provides insight into heat stress mitigation through nutritional interventions. As Dr Remy Wyatt explains, heat stress occurs when an animal’s heat load exceeds its capacity to lose heat – and it’s worse not just with higher air temperatures, but with high humidity levels, sunlight versus shade and with little or no breeze. Wyatt is a consulting nutritionist at Great Plains Livestock Con