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Shade Allocation is Important for Growing Cattle Comfort and Efficiency

Dale Blasi, stocker, forages, nutrition and management specialist & AJ Tarpoff, DVM, extension veterinarian

Heat stress events across the Central Plains region can be devastating to finishing beef cattle. The use of shade has been evaluated as a mitigation strategy to improve animal comfort and growth performance, with very positive outcomes for the feed yard sector. However, limited information on animal comfort and growth performance for growing cattle when shade is provided is available. To address this lack of information, Continue reading “Shade Allocation is Important for Growing Cattle Comfort and Efficiency”