Mild weather can cause calf pneumonia or respiratory issues

Dairy farmers that have livestock housed at this time of the year should be extra vigilant for breathing issues caused by milder autumn temperatures. Unseasonal hotter climatic conditions coupled with higher humidity are creating problems for cattle indoors with some showing signs of sweat, coughing and even some cases of pneumonia. Of course, there are a number of factors that can cause pneumonia in livestock, but the environment is one of the major contributors. Heat stress has the potentia