Sheikh Uzma Farooq¹, Aditya Sharma²*, Sumaiya Bashir Khanday³ and Khyati Sapra⁴

¹Department of Veterinary Pharmacology, Khalsa College of Veterinary and Animals Sciences, Amritsar, India
²Department of Veterinary Pathology, Khalsa College of Veterinary and Animals Sciences, Amritsar, India
³Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Khalsa College of Veterinary and Animals Sciences, Amritsar, India
⁴3rd Professional year student, Khalsa College of Veterinary and Animals Sciences, Amritsar, India

*Corresponding Author: Aditya Sharma, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Khalsa College of Veterinary and Animals Sciences, Amritsar, India.

Received: November 16, 2022; Published: November 24, 2022

Abstract

The energy requirement of the body increases with onset of winter to produce more heat and to maintain the basal body temperature. Failure to maintain the basal body temperature in cold weather usually lead to cold stress to the animal. With the onset of stress, the health as well as overall productivity of cattle is affected. To maintain the productivity of livestock and decrease the stress, farmers have to adopt certain measures. This issue of cold stress can be catered in multiple ways, some of which include maintaining appropriate body temperature of animal by rendering lukewarm water for drinking, optimal concentration of hay for heat generation and allocation of warm jackets and blankets for livestock. Proper bedding is also needed to the animals so as to deal with the cold floor.

Keywords:Body Temperature; Stress; Productivity; Optimal Concentration; Proper Bedding

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Citation

Citation: Aditya Sharma., et al “Management of Milch Animals During Winter Season".Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 4.12 (2022): 184-187.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2022 Aditya Sharma., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.