IARN — The past couple of days have been hot, sticky, and miserable. The next few days are not looking much better. While we endure in our airconditioned homes, trucks, and tractors, our animals are outside and need our help to make it through unscathed. Iowa State Veterinarian Dr. Jeff Kaisand has some tips for farmers to remember to help keep their animals cool.
Dr. Kaisand said the first thing we need to realize is that when we get these first real changes to hot weather, it takes the animals a few days to get completely acclimated. There are definite signs of heat stress which you need to be aware of. Dr. Kaisand runs down a list of the symptoms that your animal is not handling the change well.
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