18/06/2026
π₯Ά Cold front alert - protect your animals! π₯Ά
Namibia is expecting a strong cold front in the coming days. Farmers should prepare now to reduce losses and keep animals healthy.
Animals in poor body condition, young calves, lambs, and sensitive wildlife species (like kudu and nyala) are most at risk. Cold stress can quickly lead to weakness, pneumonia, and even death if not managed properly.
It is important to keep your animals in a good body condition. Animals in poor condition will have minimal body reserves (fat is a source of energy), but they also will have no physical protection against the cold (fat works as an insulator). If you are aware of severe cold coming in, consider giving your animals a late afternoon meal of good quality roughage. You are not just supplying the animals with food, roughage fermentation by rumen micro-organisms results in substantial heat production.
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π https://tinyurl.com/Animals-and-Cold-Weather π
