At Vaqueria El Remanso, a small dairy farm west of San Juan, Puerto Rico, the cows are different—they have a freshly shaven, suave look. Their short hair is the result of a natural mutation known as ...

Cows and heifers move along a chute at a Hanford dairy in 2019. A blistering hot summer coupled with a never before seen virus in dairy cattle, has caused more cow deaths than anticipated in ...

It is hot this week in Eastern Washington. How hot is it? It’s so hot, dairy farmers are scrambling to cool down their herds so that their operations don’t dry up. Yeah, it’s not a joke. Northwest ...

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ATHENS, Wis. (WSAW) - Miltrim Farms in Athens has more than 1,100 cows. The days of excessive heat like we’re experiencing can be stressful for them. General manager David Trimner says it’s important ...

BUCKEYE, Ariz. - With Arizona's scorching summer heat, most of us can stay inside in the air conditioning. But, for hundreds of farmers across Arizona, their priority is keeping their livelihood going ...

California's farm animals are suffering as temperatures hit record highs this summer in the state's Central Valley. Production of milk in California, the number-one dairy producer in the nation, is ...

As scientists continue to explore the wide-ranging effects of heat stress on the health of dairy cattle, a new study by researchers from the University of Florida, published in the September issue of ...

As global warming heats up, humans will increasingly suffer from rising temperatures. But how will climate change affect cows? Turns out more heat can be harmful to dairy cows. In recent years, ...

Cows are sensitive to heat, and overheating can reduce milk production and lead to serious health problems. Credit: Alycia Drwencke Marinus Dijkstra and his 1,550 dairy cows all felt the effects of ...

Researchers reporting in JDS CommunicationsTM found that heat stress of pregnant dairy cows reduces fetal growth and influences performance and immune development of the offspring With the goals of ...