Heat is a serious threat to dairy cows – we're finding innovative ways to keep them cool
- Written by Alycia Drwencke, Graduate Student, University of California, Davis
Cooling dairy cows with fans and misters at Pacheco Dairy in Kerman, Calif., during a heat wave in 2006. AP Photo/Gary KazanjianCalifornia is the nation’s top milk-producing state and home to nearly 1.8 million dairy cows. California is also hot, especially for cows, which have trouble keeping cool when the weather gets warm. And when cows...
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