With temperatures predicted to hit the high eighties by mid-June 2025, farmers will need to keep a close watch on their ...

Dwarf cattle breeds are better adapted to high temperatures according to research published by an international team including researchers from The University of Western Australia.

To cool overheated cows ... The gene occurs naturally in at least six different cattle breeds across the world, including Senepol cows in Saint Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The Holsteins were crossed with Criollo cows, a breed raised for both beef and dairy ... “Despite all of our efforts to try to cool the cow, there’s still effective heat stress,” Bewley ...

The cattle breed has faster maturity ... It is adaptive to many areas in the country with cool and hot climates being prone to diseases like mastitis, udder disease, tsetse fly and ticks bites ...

Hybrid cattle breeds need to be housed in cool sheds, as they cannot withstand high heat. Image Credit: R. Samuel Vengadesan, who conducted awareness campaigns about native breed conservation long ...

Joanne Nicklas says it's exciting to think that, in future, ranchers like her may not have to worry about constant shade or turning on sprinklers around the clock to cool their cattle if ...