Looming climate change may be economically difficult for low-income cattle farmers in poor countries due to increasing heat stress on the animals. Globally by the end of the century those producers may face financial loss between $15 and $40 billion annually.
Heat stress for cattle may cost billions by century’s end
Increasing average temperatures will compromise the dairy industry worldwide in meeting future demand. Dairy cows are unable to efficiently produce milk when their body temperatures rise to greater than normal.
Most Popular
The New World screwworm lays its eggs in open wounds and burrows into skin. While human infections are rare, the insect poses an existential t…
A new study shows that systems designed to capture methane from cow manure, called dairy digesters, are highly effective. But on the rare occa…
