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Fans redirect airflow inside calf hutches at the University of Wisconsin-Arlington Agricultural Research Station. The supplemental airflow improves hutch microclimate and reduces calf-respiration rates, says Jimena Laporta, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences.
Heat stress can affect a dairy cow’s productivity and lifespan before they’re even born, Jimena Laporta says. Heat-stress results aren’t immediate but lead to delayed production if interventions aren’t made.
Jennifer Van Os
Carter Jones writes about agriculture as a staff reporter for Agri-View based in Wisconsin.
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Calves housed in a barn with fans maintain a cooler temperature throughout the day.
Research shows in utero heat stress derails a cow’s mammary-gland-development trajectory.
Heat stress profoundly affects growing calves because they’re still adjusting their thermoregulatory mechanisms after birth.
Heat-stressed calves have a less-robust immune response, which gives them greater odds of becoming sick – and requires more veterinary assista…
Fans redirect airflow inside calf hutches at the University of Wisconsin-Arlington Agricultural Research Station. The supplemental airflow improves hutch microclimate and reduces calf-respiration rates, says Jimena Laporta, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences.
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