Heat stress related resources
Increasing heat and humidity requires awareness of your livestock and possible adjustments to your grazing practices, feed supplies and management practices.
Check out this list of resources from Iowa State University and other appropriate
sources.
Iowa
State University People
Iowa
State University Extension beef program specialists
Iowa
State University Extension field agronomists
Iowa
State University Extension farm management program specialists
Heat stress
Avoid Heat Stress in Cattle with Proper Planning (IBC news release)
Cattle
Comfort – Reducing Heat and Cold Stress (ISU)
Heat
Stress in Beef Cattle (ISU)
Heat
Stress In Feedlot Cattle: Producer Survey Results (ISU)
Heat
Stress Management (UNL)
Managing
Feedlot Heat Stress (UNL and U.S. Meat Animal Research Center)
Protecting
your cattle from the dangers of summer heat stress (ISU)
Other topics
Blue-green Algae (ISU)
Weather maps and reports
USDA-ARS detailed heat stress forecasts for the north central United States