Colostrum is an essential source of nutrients, antibodies and growth factors that set calves up for a strong start to life.

Keeping cows in optimum condition before calving is critical to both cow and calf health – and new research has shown how important ...

Prioritising cow comfort and wellbeing in the design of new housing has boosted average annual milk yield by 1,000 litres a ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois studied milk production records from nine Midwest dairy ... heat stress, while smaller farms lose closer to 2%. Marin Skidmore, study co-author, said when ...

Dairy cows begin to experience heat stress when THI exceeds 68 (Figure 1). When cows experience heat stress, behavioral (decreased feed intake, increased standing time) and physiological (increased ...

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They predicted that cows that entered the world during seasons of heat stress would have shorter lifespans. And they were right. The study, led by researcher Izabella Toledo and published in the ...

Both conventional and robotic dairies typically employ activity monitoring devices to record the baseline activity of a cow ...

Outside environmental temperatures exceeding 100oF (38oC) can cause significant stress on cattle. This heat stress is often enhanced by excessive humidity. When the heat index (a combination of ...

The Dairyland Initiative at UW-Madison is hosting a "Beat The Heat" workshop on May 14 and 15. Register today.

When it comes to menopause and hormone balance, most women fail to look beyond the obvious culprits—stress, lack of sleep, ...