The first heat wave of summer can have negative effects on cattle, but it’s the second heat wave causes the most damage.

Tall fescue adds to summer heat losses come in the form of less gain, weaker fertility and other health issues.

Since a cow’s milk yield is directly linked to the volume of water in her body, keeping intakes at an optimum drives herd productivity. Yet many dairy farms fall short of achieving constant ...

Common signs of heat stress are panting, reduced feed intake, decreased milk production, decreased rumination and less time spent lying down (cows stand to try to lose heat).

As the summer heatwave scorches the region, local farmers are working hard to keep their animals cool, especially those whose milk keeps the ice cream flowing.

In a groundbreaking move, the FDA has approved a new UV light-based process for sanitizing raw milk — one that preserves its ...

Historically, summer temperatures in Northern Ireland have not been considered a limiting factor in dairy production.

A new study focusing on dairy cows in Israel has found that extreme heat stress can cause significant losses in milk ...

A new study reveals extreme heat slashes dairy yields, and even high-tech cooling can’t fully fix the problem.

A single day of extreme heat can cut milk production by 10 per cent. And it doesn’t stop there – the effects of heat stress on dairy cows can linger for more than a week. That’s the finding from a ...

Dairy production is vulnerable to heat and humidity. When cows are heat stressed, they eat less, which causes a drop in milk productivity, they wrote. Besides a decrease in milk production, it also ...