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Effects of a commercial feed additive on production losses during acute heat stress conditions in mid-lactation Holstein dairy cows
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Heat stress occurs when the environmental temperature exceeds the thermoneutral zone (or comfort zone) of the dairy cow, necessitating the employment of energetically costly cooling mechanisms such as sweating and panting. ...