Dairy cows begin to experience heat stress when THI exceeds 68 (Figure 1). When cows experience heat stress, behavioral (decreased feed intake, increased standing time) and physiological (increased ...

In hot weather, cows can cycle again, even though they’re in calf. And some breeds of cows are less susceptible than others ...

Dairy cattle are highly susceptible to heat stress. Heat stress causes a decline in milk yield, reduced dry matter intake, reduced fertility rates, and alteration of physiological traits (e.g., ...

Maine's farms produce a wide variety of goods, and some dairy farms in Clinton are adding another unexpected product to the ...

Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has spread in ...

With an impending heat wave predicted for the week of July 20th-26th with highs in the upper 80 F° and low 90 F° with predicted humidity at levels in 60-70% range we will start to incur heat stress in ...