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Janzé-based animal feed specialist CCPA is launching a new range this month aimed at reducing the effects of heat stress on animals. Called Thermo, it consists of products for pigs, poultry and ruminants. In hot weather, for example, animals can lose their appetite.

The CCPA Group’s Ruminant Symposium took place on 27-28 June 2019 with the participation of over 120 professionals from 21 countries. Two themes dominated the first day: a new approach to cell protection with vitamin P and heat stress management.

When poultry mortality is no longer the problem that characterised the summer periods, as facilities and management have improved and mitigated this adverse effect, trying to increase feed intake, the main victim at that time, becomes the next objective. Feed intake is a key element in maintaining a high level of performance. When this crucial factor deteriorates, zootechnical and economic performance decreases.

In the countryside, it is customary to systematically add 150 to 250 grams of sodium bicarbonate to rations, especially during the summer months. Other solutions exist. But replacing sodium bicarbonate by another anti-acidosis solution requires adapting the ration in terms of BACA and macroelements.

The Thermotool application allows farmers of ruminants, pigs and poultry to assess the risk of heat stress in animals, depending on the ambient temperature and humidity.

CCPA is upgrading its ThermoTool application, designed to assess the risk of heat stress in livestock, by connecting it with an ambient sensor to be placed in livestock buildings.

CCAC Group provides a new sensor. CCPA is developing its ThermoTool application, designed to access heat stress risks in livestock, by linking it to an environmental sensor to be placed in livestock buildings.

Because of the wide variety of stress conditions, it is very difficult to solve this problem with a single mode of action. Among the possible options, nutrition can play an important role.

Heat stress is a major concern in dairy herd management, negatively impacting farm welfare, performance and profitability. Furthermore, in view of global climate change – with an estimated average increase in global temperature of between 0.5 and 4.8°C by 2100 – heat stress episodes are expected to become more frequent on farms.