Renewed focus on the effects of heat stress on reproduction

Updated July 17 2020 - 9:55am, first published July 16 2020 - 12:00pm
NSW DPI livestock researcher Dr Gordon Refshauge says lower reproductive success rates occur when temperatures are greater than 32 degrees.
NSW DPI livestock researcher Dr Gordon Refshauge says lower reproductive success rates occur when temperatures are greater than 32 degrees.

With the Australian sheep flock reaching an all-time low of less than 63 million head, there is a renewed focus on the effects of heat stress on reproduction.

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