title: Heat stress in dairy cows. Its effect on reproduction.
abstract: The effects of heat stress are most pronounced in the lactating dairy cow. The effects manifest themselves in several physiologic mechanisms and include negative effects on the duration of estrus, embryonic development, uterine blood flow, hormonal relationships, fetal growth, and subsequent milk yield.
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproduction, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drost
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Thatcher
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D004971:Estrus; D005260:Female; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012098:Reproduction; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*