As spring rolls in, it’s time to consider protecting our dairy cows from the dangers of warmer days. All dairy farmers know their cows are subject to heat stress on warm summer days. Dairy cows are ...

Animal scientists have found that cows stand for longer bouts of time on hot days. Standing allows cows to cool off, but standing also uses up more energy. If cows are encouraged to lie down, they may ...

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Farmers have from time immemorial used expression of heat to breed livestock and other animal species. Failure to express heat behaviour is one of the things that occasion losses to dairy farmers.

At Vaqueria El Remanso, a small dairy farm west of San Juan, Puerto Rico, the cows are different—they have a freshly shaven, suave look. Their short hair is the result of a natural mutation known as ...

This is expected during periods of hot weather, but as more recently the weather has been slightly cooler and wetter, are cows still experiencing heat stress? Heat stress occurs when a cow’s body ...

Summer heat can severely slow down production no matter the job, even for cows. “Over the span of summer, they tend to decrease, especially food intake, which decreases milk production,” said Breno ...

Des Moines, IA – A new study by researchers at the University of Arizona and Northwest Missouri State University shows that standing and lying behavior can predict heat stress in cows. In a ...

This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News and Ambrook Research. At Vaqueria El Remanso, a small dairy farm west of San Juan, Puerto Rico, the cows are different—they have a freshly shaven, ...