Heat stress mitigation strategies for beef cattle under intensive finishing in the Mexican dry tropics
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چکیده
Objective: Review the heat stress mitigation strategies in intensive cattle feedlots tropical region of México.Approach: Beef production is one principal activities agricultural sector; therefore, to maintain inventory finishing pens, a considerable number are moved geographic areas where climatic conditions not always favorable for most year. High environmental temperature combined with relative humidity create andconsequently affecting productive indicators by compromising physiologicalstability cattle.Implications: The improvement housing mitigate effects beef involves considering living space, available shade area, feeding and watering space that assure welfare during their stay livestock units. Conclusions: Heat practical should contribute animal them at Mexican dry tropics.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Agro productividad
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2594-0252']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32854/agrop.v14i7.1874