Monitor and Respond to Heat Stress Signs

10:14

12:48

25.7K views

At 10:14 in

Dying cows? Breaking my own rules to keep the Farm Animals Safe!

Watch on YouTube

What happens here

It's critical to consistently monitor livestock for signs of heat stress, which include frothing at the mouth, panting, drooling, and lethargy. If these signs are observed, immediate action is required. The farmer highlights the importance of proactive measures such as increasing access to shade, ensuring ample cool water, or using sprinklers (if natural shade/water is limited) to cool animals. He also stresses the value of planting more trees for future shade, acknowledging this as a long-term cultural control and improvement for farm sustainability. Heat stress can lead to loss of life, weight, and decreased productivity, underscoring the necessity of these interventions.

Goal: Identify and mitigate heat stress effectively to safeguard animal health and farm productivity.

Tools and materials

Sprinkler — Providing artificial cooling by spraying water on animals in areas without natural shade
Trees N/A — Long-term provision of natural shade in pastures
Water N/A — Supplemental cooling and hydration

What they say

(2,362 characters)

Hide

in the hot hot part of the summer is we give them access to more water and we give them access to shade just like this guys so my routine throughout the day is to make sure that these cows are not heat stressed and if they are heat stressed it's my job as the farmer SL Rancher to get these cattle to a place where they always have access to shade in the summertime one of the biggest mistakes and I'm going to leave you guys with this thought one of the biggest mistakes I made in building this Farm was simply not leaving that I didn't leave enough trees in my pastures and I'm having to pay for that right now we just planted somewhere in the neighborhood of 150 different trees throughout the pastures to help build hedge RS to give the cows this opportunity now I don't allow them in the waterways but a couple times a year but when it's 110° outside the animals health is super important and we don't have 500 cows in a creek making a huge mess right here we've got 50 cows lounging in the shade with plenty of access to water when it gets really really hot we'll open up to the pond up top and they'll be able to Wade all the way into the pond belly deep and that will help keep them cool heat stress is super important guys and if your animals are suffering from heat stress it can cause loss of life it can cause loss of weight it can cause decreased productivity and it can really harm your animals so it's all about keeping everybody comfortable here on the Stony Ridge Farm keeping the cows comfortable providing access to shade during these hot hot summer months and water is super important if you only have waterers set out a sprinkler in the middle of the day underneath your shady area and let let those cows get some water on them keep them cool it will make them more productive and they will be better healthier and hearer animals these animals are out here in 0 degrees in the winter time and they're out here in 110° in the summertime super hearty great Critters but you got to take care of them and you have to know the signs of heat stress I'll post them right here so you guys know frothing at the mouth panting drooling lethargicness or lethargy all those are signs of heat strength thank you guys please hit that like button subscribe to the channel love to have you back here on the Stony Ridge scene one act one stressful days on the

Auto-generated from the video audio.