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Workshop Internacional – Como Confinar o ano todo Palestra com Dr. Dan Loy: Desempenho de bovinos confinados durante as diferentes situações climáticas
1. I. Cattle Performance and Comfort
under
Different
Environmental
Conditions
Dan Loy
Professor of Animal Science
Director, Iowa Beef Center
Iowa State University
2. January 2013 Feedlot Inventories
1,000 Head
Texas
2,730
Nebraska
2,550
Kansas
2,250
Iowa
1,280
Colorado
1,030
17. Effect of Environment on Energy
Requirements
Lower
Critical
Temperature
Cold stress
Low
Upper
Critical
Temperature
THERMONEUTRAL
ZONE
Optimum
for
Performance
and
Health
Heat Stress
High
EFFECTIVE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
22. • Affected by effective
ambient
temperature
• Air temperature
• Solar radiation
• Air movement
• Contact surfaces
• Precipitation
23. Heat Stress
• Beef NRC (2000)
• Maintenance requirement increased when
temperatures exceed 30 C
– 7% for rapid shallow breathing
– 18% for open mouth panting
24. July 19, 2011 - 3:00 pm
• 35 degrees C
• Sunny
Feels like 44 degrees C
Wind 9.3 km/hr south
Humidity 58%
Images and data from Dr. Grant Dewell, DVM, Extension
Beef Veterinarian, ISU
35. Effects of Mud on Performance
Mud depth
Intake reduction
10-20 cm
5-15%
30-35 cm
15-30%
Plus: reduced insulation value of hair
coat and increased energy cost for
walking
NRC (1981, 2001)
36. Effects of Mud on Cattle Performance
• Reduction in intake
• Loss of insulation value of hair coat
• Increased energy expenditure to move between
feed, water and resting location
37.
38. NEm Required, Mcal/BW0.75
Energy Requirements vs. Previous Temp.
120
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
-20
-10
0
10
20
Previous Temperature,
30
O
C
40