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Sweatier cattle may be the answer to heat-stressed herds
Humidity pushes the heat index into triple digits. In a field adjacent to the University of Florida campus, Brahman cows ...
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Extreme heat makes dairy cows produce less milk
Heat stress lowers U.S. dairy milk production, with small farms losing more. Cooling methods help, but extreme heat still ...
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Mitigating heat stress in heifers to prevent stock losses
Previous research like the Cash Cow project demonstrated the increased risk of calf loss during the calving period when high heat loads are experienced. In all, 760 full-blood Wagyu heifers were ...
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Extreme heat impacts dairy production, small farms most vulnerable
Livestock agriculture is bearing the cost of extreme weather events. A new study explores how heat stress affects U.S. dairy production, finding that high heat and humidity lead to a 1% decline in ...
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Study: Heat stress costs dairies millions in lost milk production
A study from the University of Illinois reveals that heat stress significantly impacts U.S. dairy production, with smaller ...