Hot and dry conditions, low water and drought: livestock
For information on mitigating and managing heat stress in livestock, visit the OMAFA pages:
- Livestock access to watercourses
- Water requirements of livestock
- Managing heat stress in dairy cows
- Managing heat stress in fed cattle
- How to avoid production losses in swine due to heat stress
- Potential feeding challenges from dry weather conditions
Related
- Animal Health Canada Emergency Management: Structure Fire and Wildfire
- Beef Farmers of Ontario: How to Prepare for Wildfires and Livestock Evacuations
- Farm and Food Care Ontario: Livestock Emergency
- Ontario Federation of Agriculture: Emergency Preparedness for Farm Animals
- Ontario Animal Health Network: Wildfires and Emergency Management
- Ontario Sheep Farmers: Emergency Management
Updated: August 12, 2025
Published: November 21, 2024