Incorporating Brahman Genetics in the Cow Herd to Alleviate Heat Stress

Kaitlyn Sarlo Davila, Heather Hamblen, Serdal Dikmen, Peter Hansen, Todd Thrift, and Raluca Mateescu

Release Date: 11/3/2021

Reviewed At: 11/5/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-an366-2021

Agriculture

Abstract

Incorporating Brahman genetics into the cow herd alleviates heat stress. This publication discusses Brahman adaptation, challenges and benefits, and recommended Brahman incorporation. Written by Kaitlyn Sarlo Davila, Heather Hamblen, Serdal Dikmen, Peter Hansen, Todd Thrift, and Raluca Mateescu, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences, October 2021.

About this Publication

This document is AN366, one of a series of the Department of Animal Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 2021. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Kaitlyn Sarlo Davila, Ph.D. student, Department of Animal Sciences; Heather Hamblen, former Ph.D. student, Department of Animal Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension; Serdal Dikmen, professor, Department of Animal Science, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey; Peter Hansen, distinguished professor, reproductive biology, Department of Animal Sciences; Todd Thrift, associate professor, beef cattle management, Department of Animal Sciences; and Raluca Mateescu, professor, genomics, Department of Animal Sciences; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Sarlo Davila, K., Hamblen, H., Dikmen, S., Hansen, P., Thrift, T., & Mateescu, R. (2021). Incorporating Brahman Genetics in the Cow Herd to Alleviate Heat Stress. EDIS, 2021(6). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-an366-2021