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.

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 ...

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 ...

Supplying grazing cows with a “siesta” during periods of high temperatures this summer could help alleviate heat stress and its consequent effects on intakes, lameness, milk yield and fertility. Vet ...

With summer temperatures and higher humidity levels upon us, dairy producers need enact their heat abatement strategies on farm, for all livestock. Dairy cattle have a comfort zone of between 41 to 68 ...

Heat stress in dry cows today affects dairy herds decades later. Offspring of heat-stressed cows show health problems in future generations, says University of Missouri Extension dairy field ...

Cows are milked on a farm in Lampaul-Guimiliau, western France, on August 10, 2022. Cows are milked on a farm in Lampaul-Guimiliau, western France, on August 10, 2022.FRED TANNEAU—AFP/Getty Images ...