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

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

As she looks to the future, Riesgraf remains grounded in her passion for dairy farming. “My goal is to continue learning and ...

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

The NFU FBU (Food Business Unit) visited three organic members working within the dairy industry to highlight the issues and ...

A new study shows how extreme weather conditions negatively affect production yields on Midwest dairy farms ... annually because of heat stress, while smaller farms lose closer to 2%. Marin Skidmore, ...

It’s the same for cows in your herd. While humans are impacted by heat and humidity, cows have it worse than we do. Humans generally start to feel heat stress when the temperature reaches around 80 ...

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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The effects of environmental pollution and climate change on animal health, agriculture, and food security highlight the urgent need for adaptation and mitigation strategies ...

Cattle in the Thar desert in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. In dairy cattle, heat stress has been found to increased cortisol levels and insulin, and reduced thyroid hormone concentrations. Cows display ...