Description

This presentation will explore the concept of early-life programming particularly emphasizing the implications of hyperthermia in dairy calves, focusing on two critical stages: in-utero prenatal hyperthermia and neonatal exposure to heat stress.

Learning Objectives

• Explore the impact of environmental heat stress in dairy cattle
• Understand early-life programming and its role in shaping the physiological and developmental responses in dairy calves.
• Review the short and long-term outcomes for calves exposed to in-utero heat stress
• Review the short and long-term outcomes for calves exposed to heat stress in the pre-weaning milk phase
• Explore the benefits of implementing heat abatement management strategies to mitigate heat stress in livestock