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Mitigating heat stress in dairy cows

Heat stress is one of the most challenging stressors on dairy cow production, compromising milk yield and quality and overall profitability

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Mitigating heat stress in dairy cows

Heat stress occurs when cows generate and absorb more heat than they can expel. When the temperature-humidity index (THI) exceeds 72, cows suffer from heat stress – often as a result of high ambient temperatures,...

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