Document type: training Document type: published by theIdele
Author: Idele
Preview: Training session on September 24, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Ain department (01)
This training program, launched by the Cniel, is designed for advisors who wish to enhance their skills and/or lead training sessions for dairy farmers on the topic of heat stress. It addresses the growing issue of thermal comfort in cows.
Audience: Advisors specializing in buildings and livestock, veterinarians
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the effects of hot summer conditions on the comfort, well-being, and health of cows and their milk production
- Explain the factors involved in terms of building practices and adaptations to mitigate thermal stress
- Identify the various strategies for reducing the impact of hot summer conditions on animals
- Be able to train groups of dairy farmers on this topic
Contents
- The Sensitivity of Dairy Cows to Hot Summer Conditions
- Heat Stress and Its Impact on Animals
- The Concept of Wind Chill
- Measuring Thermal Stress
- Ventilation Needs During the Summer
- The action plan for managing summer heat waves:
- adjusting practices (particularly regarding feeding and watering)
- improving natural ventilation
- radiation reduction
- ways to improve existing buildings and key considerations when designing new buildings
- the selection criteria and implementation procedures for a mechanical ventilation system
- Misting and spraying: to be used as a “last resort”—benefits and limitations
- Practical Application: Hands-on Exercise on a Farm
- Presentation of educational resources for conducting a training session for livestock farmers […]
