heat stress

Provide shade for cows or youngstock to help combat heat stress. Seeking shade is a clear sign that they are trying to avoid the sun. Photo: Snorri Sigurdsson
19-12-2022 | Expert opinion

Cooling dairy cows in Africa does not have to be complicated

Researchers discovered that cows with a high immune response also had a higher tolerance for increased temperatures. Photo: Dreamstime
31-08-2022 | Research

Breeding climate-resilient cattle

The number of Jersey herds has greatly increased in Canada and the US in recent years due to their pasture performance, higher milk fat and protein percentages. Photo: Team Publicatie
22-08-2022 | Article

How do dairy breeds perform on pasture?

Immune status of cattle under thermal stress
18-08-2022 | News

Immune status of cattle under thermal stress

Poor or inadequate fan maintenance can decrease the overall airflow by fans as well as the efficiency of these motors by as much as 40%, increasing electric bills unnecessarily. Photo: Ronald Hissink
10-08-2022 | Article

How maintenance of dairy barn fans can save costs

Photo: Wick Natzijl
27-06-2022

How to keep an eye on shedding and heat stress

Nutrition as a tool to adapt to heat stress
13-06-2022 | Article

Nutrition as a tool to adapt to heat stress

Dairy Global 2: The carbon neutrality race is on!
12-05-2022 | News

Dairy Global 2: The carbon neutrality race is on!

Dairy production data suggest that it is more effective to select for heat tolerance within a high milk-producing breed than it would be to select for high milk production traits within a breed that is highly adapted to hot climates. Photo: Canva
02-05-2022 | Article

Genetics of heat tolerance in dairy cattle

Cows fed the betaine diet produced numerically the same amount of milk as those fed the control diet during the pre-challenge period but produced on average 0.07 to 0.05 kg milk solids/cow per day more during the heat challenge and recovery periods. Photo: Marten Sandburg
05-04-2022 | Article

Betaine and fat to combat heat stress in dairy cows