The Visual Guide to
Bovine Reproduction
Reproductive Management: Heat Stress
Open Mouth Breathing in Heat Stressed Cows.
Open mouth breathing in lactating dairy cows without shade during hot summer weather. Cows have very few sweat glands.
Drost M (1982)
Heat Stress.
Open-mouth breathing in lactating dairy cows during summer heat stress, and the absence of shade.
Drost M (1982)
Lack of Shade in the Feeding Area.
There is no protection (shade) against solar radiation over the feed bunk.
Drost M (1982)
Environmental Management of Heat Stress.
Use of fans to cool lactating dairy cows.
Drost M (1982)
Environmental Management of Heat Stress.
Use of a combination of misters and fans to cool cows during hot summer weather.
Drost M (1982)
Environmental Management of Heat Stress.
Use of sprinklers to cool lactating dairy cows during the hot summer months.
Drost M (1990)
Cooling Pond.
Cows like to stand in the cooling pond during the hot summer months in Florida.
Drost M (1990)