6 tips to prevent heat stress in cows

Heat stress impacts the performance and well-being of all ruminants. This was first clearly demonstrated with large epidemiological studies in dairy cows, indicating short-term production losses and longer-term welfare issues. Heat stress has also been increasingly recognised as an issue for growing ruminants: beef cows, calves, heifers, and small ruminants like goats and sheep. Prevention is key to limiting the immediate effects on milk or meat production — but also to preventing long-term e