Effects of sunshades on temperature and cow comfort

HIGHLIGHTS

  • who: John E. Shirley from the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station have published the research: Effects of sunshades on temperature and cow comfort, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
  • what: This study was conducted to determine the temperature differential existing between sites located under a sunshade and in direct sunlight.

SUMMARY

    Dairy cows have a zone of thermal neutrality within which they are comfortable based on measures of feed intake and milk production. Warm-season temperatures in Kansas average above 80 degrees F during the day, with incidences of 100 degrees + F . . .

     

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