Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council Webinar
The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council will be hosting a webinar this afternoon titled Stressors in dairy cattle-Impact on performance, health and reproduction from heat stress to co-mingling. The free webinar will be at 2:00 Central Time this afternoon. Niles Jennett, Progressive Dairy Solutions and Rcardo Chebel, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine will be the instructors for the webinar which will be about one hour.
Jennett and Chebel will talk about how metabolic and environmental stress and stressors in ruminants increase nutrient requirements, impact dry matter intake and weaken rumen function. Poor performance, reduced health, impaired immunity and/or less than optimal reproduction are often the end result of stress.