Dr. John Maday, released an article discussing the potentially dangerous heat of this week in the Drovers CattleNetwork.
To highlight a few precautions Dr. Maday listed:
“providing cattle with careful attention in the mornings following high-risk days to see if they have cooled down sufficiently to handle another day of heat, or if intervention such as sprinkling feedlot pens should be implemented.
Precautions should include:
- Check water flow in waters.
- Organize extra water sources such as livestock tanks and delivery tanks.
- Develop a plan for emergency water supplement may include contacting neighbors with firefighting equipment to wet down cattle that are experiencing heat stress.
Read the full article at http://www.cattlenetwork.com/news/industry/potentially-dangerous-heat-persists-week