With their increased productivity and metabolic heat production, modern lactating dairy cows are more sensitive to changes in temperature. When they become heat-stressed both their feed intake and milk production decline. An average dairy cow in a northern state such as Wisconsin can experience on average 50 days of heat stress per year, according to the University of Wisconsin.
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Lynn Grooms writes about the diversity of agriculture, including the industry’s newest ideas, research and technologies as a staff reporter for Agri-View based in Wisconsin.
