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Open Vet J. 2022; 12(3): 399-406


Temperature-humidity index and reproductive performance of dairy cattle farms in Lima, Peru

Paola Laura Rolando,Rocio Silvia Sandoval-Monzón,Milena Paola Montenegro,Luis Felipe Ruiz-García.




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Background: Heat stress result in a mild reduction on milk production, while long term heat stress exposure can severely affect the productive and reproductive performance in dairy cattle.
Aim: The objective of this study was to quantify the relationship between reproductive performance and temperature-humidity index in dairy cattle farms in Lima, Peru.
Methods: Monthly service, conception and pregnancy rates were measured on four dairy farms from four different Lima localities as reproductive performance indicators, along with an index of heat stress, maximum daily temperature humidity index (Max THI), during a three-year period. In order to establish the relationship between the max THI and the reproductive performance indicators, a multiple regression analysis was made which considered the variable farm and year as explicative variables.
Results: The regression model showed an adjusted R-squared of 33.5% with an estimated standard error of 5.75% and was highly significant (p

Key words: Reproductive performance; temperature-humidity index, dairy cattle, heat stress






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