Technical note: Effects of adding shade and fans to a feedbunk sprinkler system for preparturient cows on health and performance

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2000-2006

  Urdaz, J H ^a   Overton, M W ^b   Moore, D A ^a   Santos, J E P ^b  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooling; Dairy cow; Heat stress; Preparturient

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AIR; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HEAT INJURY; HUMIDITY; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEASON; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE;

AIR MOVEMENTS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMIDITY; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; SEASONS; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 33747590130     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72267-6     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Armstrong, D. V. 1994. Heat stress interaction with shade and cooling. J. Dairy Sci. 77:2044-2050.
2. Herman, A., Y. Folman, M. Kaim, M. Mamen, Z. Herz, D. Wolfenson, A. Arieli, and Y. Graber. 1985. Upper critical temperatures and forced ventilation effects for high-yielding dairy cows in a subtropical climate. J. Dairy Sci. 68:1488-1495.
3. Bertics, S. J., R. R. Grummer, C. Cadorniga-Valino, and E. E. Stoddard. 1992. Effect of prepartum dry matter intake on liver triglyceride concentration and early lactation. J. Dairy Sci. 75:1914-1922.
4. Cameron, R. E., P. B. Dyk, T. H. Herdt, J. B. Kaneene, R. Miller, H. F. Bucholtz, J. S. Liesman, M. J. Vandehaar, and R. S. Emery. 1998. Dry cow diet, management, and energy balance as risk factors for displaced abomasum in high producing dairy herds. J. Dairy Sci. 81:132-139.
5. Collier, R. J., D. K. Beede, W. W. Thatcher, L. A. Israel, and C. J. Wilcox. 1982a. Influences of environment and its modification on dairy animal health and production. J. Dairy Sci. 65:2213-2227.
6. Collier, R. J., S. G. Doelger, H. H. Head, W. W. Thatcher, and C. J. Wilcox. 1982b. Effects of heat stress during pregnancy on maternal hormone concentrations, calf birth weight and postpartum milk yield of Holstein cows. J. Anim. Sci. 54:309-319.
7. Deluyker, H. A., J. M. Gay, L. D. Weaver, and A. S. Azari. 1991. Change of milk yield with clinical diseases for a high producing dairy herd. J. Dairy Sci. 74:436-445.
8. Ferguson, J. D., D. T. Galligan, and N. Thomsen. 1994. Principal descriptors of body condition score in Holstein cows. J. Dairy Sci. 77:2695-2703.
9. Grohn, Y. T., H. N. Erb, C. E. McCulloch, and H. S. Saloniemi. 1990. Epidemiology of mammary gland disorders in multiparous Finnish Ayrshire cows. Prev. Vet. Med. 8:241-252.
10. Her, E., D. Wolfenson, I. Flamenbaum, Y. Folman, M. Kaim, and A. Berman. 1988. Thermal, productive, and reproductive responses of high yielding cows exposed to short-term cooling in summer. J. Dairy Sci. 71:1085-1092.
11. Holcomb, C. S., H. H. Van Horn, H. H. Head, M. B. Hall, and C. J. Wilcox. 2001. Effects of prepartum dry matter intake and forage percentage on postpartum performance of lactating dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 84:2051-2058.
12. Igono, M. O., B. J. Steevens, M. D. Shanklin, and H. D. Johnson. 1985. Spray cooling effects on milk production, milk, and rectal temperatures of cows during a moderate temperate summer season. J. Dairy Sci. 68:979-985.
13. Ingvartsen, K. L., and J. B. Andersen. 2000. Integration of metabolism and intake regulation: A review focusing on periparturient animals. J. Dairy Sci. 83:1573-1597.
14. Johnson, H. D. 1987. Bioclimate effects on growth, reproduction and milk production. Pages 35-37 in Bioclimatology and the adaptation of livestock. H. D. Johnson, ed. Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
15. Johnson, M. M., and J. P. Peters. 1993. Technical note: An improved method to quantify nonesterified fatty acids in bovine plasma. J. Anim. Sci. 71:753-756.
16. Kaneene, J. B., R. Miller, T. H. Herdt, and J. C. Gardiner. 1997. The association of serum nonesterified fatty acids and cholesterol, management and feeding practices with peripartum disease in dairy cows. Prev. Vet. Med. 31:59-72.
17. Kelton, D. F., K. D. Lissemore, and R. E. Martin. 1998. Recommendations for recording and calculating the incidence of selected clinical diseases of dairy cattle. J. Dairy Sci. 81:2502-2509.
18. National Research Council. 2001. Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
19. National Research Council (Committee on Animal Nutrition, Sub-committee on Environmental Stress). 1981. Feed intake. Pages 27-34 in Effect of environment on nutrient requirements of domestic animals. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
20. NOAA. 1976. Livestock Hot Weather Stress. Operations Manual Letter C-31-76. NOAA, Kansas City, MO.
21. Overton, M. W., W. M. Sischo, and J. P. Reynolds. 2003. Evaluation of effect of estradiol cypionate administered prophylactically to postparturient dairy cows at high risk for metritis. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 223:846-851.
22. Rabelo, E., R. L. Rezende, S. J. Bertics, and R. R. Grummer. 2003. Effects of transition diets varying in dietary energy density on lactation performance and ruminal parameters of dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 86:916-925.
23. Rajala, P. J., and Y. T. Grohn. 1998. Effects of dystocia, retained placenta, and metritis on milk yield in diary cows. J. Dairy Sci. 81:3172-3181.
24. Rajala-Schultz, P. J., Y. T. Grohn, and C. E. McCulloch. 1999. Effects of milk fever, ketosis, and lameness on milk yield in dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 82:288-294.
25. Ravagnolo, O., I. Misztal, and G. Hoogenboom. 2000. Genetic component of heat stress in dairy cattle, development of heat index function. J. Dairy Sci. 83:2120-2125.
26. Shearer, J. K., and D. K. Beede. 1990a. Heat stress: 2. Effects of high environmental temperature on production, reproduction, and health of dairy cattle. Agri-Practice 11:6-16.
27. Shearer, J. K., and D. K. Beede. 1990b. Thermoregulation and physiological responses of dairy cattle in hot weather. Agri-Practice 11:5-18.
28. Silanikove, N. 2000. Effects of heat stress on the welfare of extensively managed domestic ruminants. Livest. Prod. Sci. 67:1-18.
29. Thompson, J. A., M. Brimacombe, J. A. Calvin, M. A. Tomaszewski, T. J. Davidson, and D. D. Magee. 1999. Effects of environmental management on seasonal decrease in milk production in dairy cattle. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 214:85-88.
30. Verbeck, R. T., T. Ross, and J. F. Smith. 1996. Effects of a spray and fan cooling system on milk yield and components, body condition, and respiration rates of early lactation cows in a hot dry climate. J. Anim. Sci. 74(Suppl. 1):32.
31. Wolfenson, D., I. Flamenbaum, and A. Berman. 1988. Dry period heat stress relief effects on prepartum progesterone, calf birth weight, and milk production. J. Dairy Sci. 71:809-818.