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Tips To Avoid Heat Stress In Cattle

1. Avoid handling, transporting, moving, or processing cattle. If this must occur during this time, this should be done early in the morning hours while using low stress handling techniques.
2. Provide additional water. For cattle on pasture, provide additional water supply to cattle, especially if cattle only have access to one tank in the pastures.
3. Provide shade. Shade is critical, especially for dark-haired cattle and/or fleshy cattle, therefore provide a pasture with access to trees or open buildings. In open feedlots or pastures without shade, please see Tip 4 to reduce heat stress.
4. Sprinkle cattle and pen with water. As evening approaches cattle are trying to dissipate heat, so spraying water on mounds or pens where cattle can lie down will help.  Also avoid spraying cattle with a mist, because in high humidity this may only contribute instead of alleviate the problem of heat stress.  Be careful and first introduce the water to cattle in early morning hours, to avoid adding additional stress to the cattle when spraying them with water.
5. Provide adequate ventilation. If cattle are being fed and housed in an enclosed barn or building, use fans to move air out and through the building; open sides of the barn to improve airflow; or provide access to an outside pen or pasture with shade. Using sprinklers in this situation will potentially intensify the problem and create more humidity without proper air movement to remove it from the building.

The first sign of heat stress is increasing breathing followed by open mouth breaking (panting), and slobbering.  As the heat stress becomes severe, cattle can be observed to have a lack of coordination and trembling and when an animal goes down most likely at this stage the animal will not be able to get back up.  When first signs of heat stress are observed, minimize the stress immediately by implementing the tips above.  As the stress becomes more severe, few animals are able to recover therefore early intervention is key to survival, especially using these intervention in the evening when cattle are trying to dissipate heat from day. Information provided from Wisconsin Beef Information Center. http://fyi.uwex.edu/wbic/2011/07/21/5-tips-to-reduce-heat-stress-in-cattle/.

West Fargo Sheep Auctions
Beginning on August 10, West Fargo will hold a sheep and goat auction twice a month on Wednesdays from August through January, starting at 8:30 a.m. Sales will occur once a month February through June. The old Cow Palace facility has been renovated and an electronic scale has been installed. Wes Limesand will be the lead market contact for sheep and goats. Feel free to contact him at 701-371-8003 or the main office at 701-282-3262 with any questions.

The sales schedule through November is as follows:
August 10^th & 24^th
September 7^th & 21^st
October 5^th & 19^th
November 2^nd & 23^rd

Take special note: Minnesota sheep producers will need to have proper health papers from their veterinary before bringing animals to the sale.

Early Consignments:
Zumbrota- follow the link for an up-to-date list
August 9- Sheep & Goats at 8:00 a.m. Dairy Cattle at Noon

Rock Creek- follow the link for an up-to-date list
August 17- Feeder Sale at 10:00 a.m.

Upcoming Sales:
Albany: August 10- Feeder Sale • August 19 - Dairy Sale
Rock Creek: August 17- Special Feeder Sale
West Fargo: August 10 & 24 - Feeder and Slaughter Cattle Sale along with New Sheep Auction
Zumbrota: August 9 & 23 - Dairy Sale

Photo Contest:
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Albany Market 800-733-6828 ~ Rock Creek Market 320-629-1122
West Fargo Market 800-733-4620 ~ Zumbrota Market 877-732-7305
Corporate Office 800-733-1844