Assalamu'alaikum Wrmbth, menurut sedikit info daripada sahabat
penternak, faktor tekanan sangat berkait rapat dengan kesihatan kambing
anda. Banyak benda yang menyebabkan kambing anda tertekan dan anda patut
tahu bagaimana memastikan kesihatan ternakan kambing anda berada
ditahap yang sihat. Uishh, bunyi macam kaunselor kambing tapi untuk
keberlangsungan projek kami insyaallah akan diambil perhatian.
Sedikit rujukan daripada internet berkenaan tekanan pada kambing
Stress
Reduce
stress. Goats don’t handle travel, or changes to their environment or
diet very well and can be subject to stress-related ailments. Barking
dogs, loud noises, rough handling, and even daily schedule changes can
throw their systems off. Illness can also induce stresses in a goat
which can complicate treatments and put the animal at further risk for
even more health problems. The simplest thing is to avoid the stress to
begin with if at all possible. Minimizing the stress factors for your
goats will pay you back with improved productivity as well as happier,
healthier animals. Sumber: http://www.blackmesaranchonline.com/animals/goat101/getting_started-text.htm
Perubahan
kepada keadaan persekitaran seperti pemindahan kambing ke kandang lain,
perubahan diet makanan harian memberi kesan yang tidak harus di pandang
remeh. Oleh kerana kami di UMM BARAQAH RESOURCES membiarkan kambing
meragut bebas, kesan tekanan suhu (heat stress) perlu diambil kira.
Menurut rujukan lanjut, heat stress ialah
Heat stress
Under
normal circumstances, livestock are able to maintain their body
temperature at a safe range, so long as they have shade and plenty of
water. In extreme heat, they will decrease their grazing time and
spend more time in the shade, especially during the heat of the day.
They will graze mostly in the evening and early morning hours. They
should be allowed to rest during the heat of the day.
While heat
stress (exhaustion or stroke) is not very common in sheep and goats
in temperate climates, it may occur, especially if stock are handled
during the hottest part of the day. Clinical signs of heat stress
include continual panting, rapid breathing, weakness, inability to
stand, and an elevated rectal temperature (over 105ºF/40.6ºC). If
rectal temperature exceeds 107ºF (41.7ºC), death may occur, as the
animal’s cells begin to degenerate.
Animals
suspected of being heat-stressed should be moved to a cool, shaded
area with good air circulation. The obvious goal of treatment is to
lower body temperature. Sheep should be cooled by applying rubbing
alcohol to the area between their rear legs. Besides not being covered
with wool, this area has a lot of vascular activity. Wooled sheep
should not be sprayed with cool water as this will prevent cooling. Air
will not be able to pass through the wetted fleece.
It's okay
to spray cool water over other livestock or to spray water over a
sheep or goat's woolless areas Other cooling treatments include ice
applications, submersion in ice, and cool water enemas. Always be
careful to make sure the cold treatment isn't too great a temperature
shock to the animal's vascular system.
Heat-stressed
animals should be offered ample water and encouraged to drink small
amounts. It may be necessary to administer fluids to animals that have
become dehydrated as a result of their exposure to extreme heat and/or
humidity. Woolly or hairy animals should be sheared as conditions
allow.
Apa yang di jelaskan diatas memang padan
dengan pemerhatian, memang cahaya matahari baik untuk kambing tetapi
adakalanya mereka akan berteduh dibawah pokok semasa panas terik dan
jangan lupa bekalkan air minuman yang mencukupi bagi membantu proses
pengekalan suhu badan.
Setakat ini kami hanya membela
kambing sahaja, dan rupa2nya kambing mempunyai daya tahan lebih daripada
biri2 untuk Heat stress ini kerana badan mereka yang berbulu nipis
berbanding biri2 yang berbulu tebal. Insyaallah ada kelapangan perkara
ini akan dikaji dan pemerhatian lanjut akan dilakukan. Wallahu'alam
Heat tolerance
Some
livestock (and people) tolerate heat better than others. Sheep and
goats tend to be less susceptible to heat stress than swine, cattle,
llamas, and alpacas. Hair sheep usually tolerate heat better than
wooled sheep. This is why they are often used for training and
trialing herding dogs. Fat-tailed sheep are also more heat tolerant.
The European sheep breeds are usually the least heat-adaptive because
they tend to have shorter bodies and legs, short, thick ears, tight
skin, and dense fleeces.
Goats
tend to tolerate heat better than sheep. Goats with loose skin and
floppy ears may be more heat tolerant than other goats. Angora goats
have a decreased ability to respond to heat stress as compared to sheep
and other breeds of goats.
Dark-colored animals are more
susceptible to heat stress, while light-colored animals may be prone to
sunburn. Females usually handle heat better than males. The heat is
especially hard on fat animals. Horned animals dissipate heat better
than polled (or disbudded) animals.
Young animals are
more susceptible to heat stress than older animals, though the
geriatric animal is also very vulnerable. In fact, any animal with a
poor nutritional status or compromised immunity will be more
susceptible to environmental extremes. Sumber: http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/heatstress.html
