Cattle rid their bodies of heat in three ways: radiation, convection and evaporation. “If your cattle can’t use all three methods, they’ll overheat fast,” says University of Missouri Extension state ...
The first heat wave of summer can have negative effects on cattle, but it’s the second heat wave causes the most damage, say University of Missouri Extension specialists. MU Extension state specialist ...
Within the next few decades, intensifying heat waves could expose a significant share of Europe's cattle to dangerous levels of heat stress. New research maps where and how millions of animals may be ...
Extreme heatwaves are increasing stress for Europe’s cattle, forcing farmers to rethink housing, herd size, and land use.
Hot weather can be very hard on cattle, especially when humidity is high (which makes it more difficult for the animal to dissipate body heat) or when cattle exert and overheat. Moving or working ...
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- This summer's heat has been hard on people across Northwest Missouri, but it's also taken a toll on other residents: cattle. When temperatures climb above 72 ...
A new scientific study has quantified, for the first time, how much heat stress beef cattle actually experience across South America — as cumulative time spent in heat-related discomfort. Using ...