With spring bull sales in full swing, cow calf operators are assessing their bull batteries ... In addition the young bulls should have considerably fewer cows in heat at the end of the breeding ...

Vision also is an important part of the breeding season for bulls. Seeing the mounting behavior of cows in heat helps the bull identify who is ready to breed from across the pasture. Evaluation of the ...

As summer temperatures rise, beef and dairy animals benefit from heat abatement, says Joe Zulovich, a University of Missouri Extension specialist in livestock housing systems. Lactating cows face the ...

Jess Blackstock and Dr Lauren Foster led a field day in central Gippsland to discuss the implications of heat stress in cows. Photo by Jeanette Severs In hot weather, cows can cycle again, even though ...

Pregnant cows don’t go into heat until after they’ve given birth. Also, pregnant cows develop bigger udders; the further along they are, the larger their udder. As the fetal calf grows, the cow’s ...

Jess Blackstock and Dr Lauren Foster led a field day in central Gippsland to discuss the implications of heat stress in cows. Photo by Jeanette Severs In hot weather, cows can cycle again ...

Dairy cows begin to experience heat stress when THI exceeds 68 (Figure 1). When cows experience heat stress, behavioral (decreased feed intake, increased standing time) and physiological (increased ...

King Eurystheus tasked Heracles with stealing the cattle of the three-headed giant Geryon, ruler of Erytheia, an island at ...