Use of a monitoring system for heat stress to check and optimize cooling strategies
Heat stress in dairy cows can have detrimental effects on milk production and reproduction. Traditional indicators like the temperature-humidity index (THI) provide an estimate of potential stress but fail to measure the actual impact on the animals. To address this, the study utilized the Sen...
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| author | Fernández-Rodríguez, Alberto Navarro, Santiago Núñez-Casas, Juanjo Elvira-González, Laura Revilla-Ruiz, Ángel Puértolas, Ignacio Estellés, Fernando Villagrá, Arantxa Tejero, Carolina |
| author_browse | Elvira-González, Laura Estellés, Fernando Fernández-Rodríguez, Alberto Navarro, Santiago Núñez-Casas, Juanjo Puértolas, Ignacio Revilla-Ruiz, Ángel Tejero, Carolina Villagrá, Arantxa |
| author_facet | Fernández-Rodríguez, Alberto Navarro, Santiago Núñez-Casas, Juanjo Elvira-González, Laura Revilla-Ruiz, Ángel Puértolas, Ignacio Estellés, Fernando Villagrá, Arantxa Tejero, Carolina |
| author_sort | Fernández-Rodríguez, Alberto |
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| description | Heat stress in dairy cows can have detrimental effects on milk production and reproduction.
Traditional indicators like the temperature-humidity index (THI) provide an estimate of
potential stress but fail to measure the actual impact on the animals. To address this, the
study utilized the SenseHub® monitoring system, which records panting, a direct indicator of
heat stress, along with intake and rumination data. The objectives of this work were to
evaluate the impact of heat stress on cows in different production phases and assess the
effectiveness of cooling strategies such as showers. The study monitored 77 cows from
various production cycles, including lactating, dry, and postpartum cows, using the
SenseHub® collar. Information on panting, intake, and rumination was collected over 24
hours, as well as daily and monthly averages from June 2022 to September 2022 in a
commercial farm located in Bétera (Valencia, Spain). THI values were recorded during the
whole experimental period. For prepartum cows, two cooling strategies were compared: 2
hours per day in three showers vs. 4 hours per day in six showers. Dry and postpartum cows
received 4 hours of cooling per day in six showers. The results showed that lactating cows
experienced the highest impact of heat stress, while dry cows were less affected. The
monitoring revealed a significant difference between day and night impacts, with the highest
panting percentage occurring during the day for lactating cows. In addition, the number of
showers did not affect to dry cows as expected. Panting duration correlated inversely with
intake and rumination activity, indicating the severity of heat stress. Descriptional analysis as
well as T-test with paired data was performed with SAS System®. The beneficial effect of
cooling on heat stress was clear during the day, but some doubts appear during the night.
The average percentage of panting animals varied depending on whether they were in the
cooling period or not. Comparing the two cooling strategies for lactating cows, no significant
biological differences were observed. Despite the positive impact of cooling, heat stress
remained high, with THI values above 72 resulting in reduced production and conception
rates. In conclusion, the monitoring system used in this work proved to be a valuable tool for
evaluating heat stress impacts and optimizing cooling strategies. However, under conditions
of high ambient humidity, further evaluation of alternative cooling strategies is necessary to
effectively mitigate the negative impacts of heat stress while optimizing available resources |
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| spelling | ReDivia88712025-04-25T14:50:52Z Use of a monitoring system for heat stress to check and optimize cooling strategies Fernández-Rodríguez, Alberto Navarro, Santiago Núñez-Casas, Juanjo Elvira-González, Laura Revilla-Ruiz, Ángel Puértolas, Ignacio Estellés, Fernando Villagrá, Arantxa Tejero, Carolina L01 Animal husbandry Heat stress Dairy cows Heat stress in dairy cows can have detrimental effects on milk production and reproduction. Traditional indicators like the temperature-humidity index (THI) provide an estimate of potential stress but fail to measure the actual impact on the animals. To address this, the study utilized the SenseHub® monitoring system, which records panting, a direct indicator of heat stress, along with intake and rumination data. The objectives of this work were to evaluate the impact of heat stress on cows in different production phases and assess the effectiveness of cooling strategies such as showers. The study monitored 77 cows from various production cycles, including lactating, dry, and postpartum cows, using the SenseHub® collar. Information on panting, intake, and rumination was collected over 24 hours, as well as daily and monthly averages from June 2022 to September 2022 in a commercial farm located in Bétera (Valencia, Spain). THI values were recorded during the whole experimental period. For prepartum cows, two cooling strategies were compared: 2 hours per day in three showers vs. 4 hours per day in six showers. Dry and postpartum cows received 4 hours of cooling per day in six showers. The results showed that lactating cows experienced the highest impact of heat stress, while dry cows were less affected. The monitoring revealed a significant difference between day and night impacts, with the highest panting percentage occurring during the day for lactating cows. In addition, the number of showers did not affect to dry cows as expected. Panting duration correlated inversely with intake and rumination activity, indicating the severity of heat stress. Descriptional analysis as well as T-test with paired data was performed with SAS System®. The beneficial effect of cooling on heat stress was clear during the day, but some doubts appear during the night. The average percentage of panting animals varied depending on whether they were in the cooling period or not. Comparing the two cooling strategies for lactating cows, no significant biological differences were observed. Despite the positive impact of cooling, heat stress remained high, with THI values above 72 resulting in reduced production and conception rates. In conclusion, the monitoring system used in this work proved to be a valuable tool for evaluating heat stress impacts and optimizing cooling strategies. However, under conditions of high ambient humidity, further evaluation of alternative cooling strategies is necessary to effectively mitigate the negative impacts of heat stress while optimizing available resources 2024-05-03T10:54:03Z 2024-05-03T10:54:03Z 2023 conferenceObject Fernández-Rodríguez, A., Navarro, S., Núñez-Casas, J., Elvira, L., Revilla, Á., Puértolas, I., Estellés, F., Villagrá, A., Tejero, C. (2023.) Use of a monitoring system for heat stress to check and optimize cooling strategies. II Jornadas de la Red CIBA p. 31. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8871 en 2023 II Jornadas de la Red CIBA Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ openAccess electronico |
| spellingShingle | L01 Animal husbandry Heat stress Dairy cows Fernández-Rodríguez, Alberto Navarro, Santiago Núñez-Casas, Juanjo Elvira-González, Laura Revilla-Ruiz, Ángel Puértolas, Ignacio Estellés, Fernando Villagrá, Arantxa Tejero, Carolina Use of a monitoring system for heat stress to check and optimize cooling strategies |
| title | Use of a monitoring system for heat stress to check and optimize cooling strategies |
| title_full | Use of a monitoring system for heat stress to check and optimize cooling strategies |
| title_fullStr | Use of a monitoring system for heat stress to check and optimize cooling strategies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of a monitoring system for heat stress to check and optimize cooling strategies |
| title_short | Use of a monitoring system for heat stress to check and optimize cooling strategies |
| title_sort | use of a monitoring system for heat stress to check and optimize cooling strategies |
| topic | L01 Animal husbandry Heat stress Dairy cows |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8871 |
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