Regulation of Chromium on Heat Stress in Dairy Animals and its Research Progress
With the rapid development of intensified dairy livestock industry,how to avoid the huge im-pact of heat stress on dairy livestock even on livestock industry has become a challenge requiring urgent at-tention in intensified farms.Heat stress may lead to a series of changes including decreaced performance,immunity and reproductive performance.It is reported that trace element Chromium(Cr)can inhibit the adverse effects caused by heat stress and mitigate the harm to animals.This paper reviews the regulatory effects and research progress of chromium on heat-stressed dairy animals,based on the research findings of domestic and international scholars.