Heat stress occurs when cows have more heat than they can get rid of and leads to more stress, lower milk production and a higher rate of diseases. Temperature and humidity levels determine when a cow ...

In Manitoba, cattle undergo both cold and heat stress during the course of a year. During the winter months, cold stress is the result of both temperature and windspeed. In the summer months, the ...

Climbing temperatures may be inevitable this time of year, but dairy cow productivity doesn’t have to be a casualty of heat stress. The key to success is minimizing decreases in dry matter intake and ...

The challenge is to spot the dog in a herd of cows within less than 30 seconds. Sounds easy, but this puzzle is not as easy ...

As we face another sweltering summer, the challenge of managing heat stress on the farm becomes more pressing than ever. Data collected by the various systems on the dairy can be a valuable resource ...

There are thresholds above which different degrees of stress occur; Therefore profit risk is linked to the frequency of exceeding stress thresholds. The temperature-humidity index (THI) is a heat ...

The time of consistent heat stress is upon us. Heat-stressed cows produce less milk, have reduced fertility, and have higher SCC. Providing proper heat abatement can have both an economic and welfare ...

For the Landais, “the cows are not stressed, they're concentrated”. There's no killing or beating of the animals. Even if ...