Heat Stress

June 2023

Management

Heat Stress: The Modern Dairy Cow is less Heat Tolerant Than in the Past

Every summer, heat stress leads to lost milk production and supressed fertility rates in the modern dairy cow. Selection for more heat tolerant animals, incorporating the slick gene, providing housing...

April 2020

Management

Heat Stress – It Can’t Be Beat Without Fans!

Avoiding heat stress for cows and the associated decreases in production and fertility is a main management topic in dairy farming, and this by now in almost all climatic zones....

June 2019

Management

Extreme Weather is on its Way: Alleviate the Impact of Heat Stress

Soon the stifling heat of summer will be with us and that can adversely affect the production levels of high yielding dairy cows. Here we look at some of the...