Day-plus-night cooling strategies provide a powerful and cost-effective option against heat stress for dairy cows outdoors (IMAGE)

Elsevier

Day-plus-night cooling strategies provide a powerful and cost-effective option against heat stress for dairy cows outdoors

Caption

Outdoor herds receiving an enhanced day-plus-night cooling protocol—which factored in outdoor ducted air systems (fans at the feedpad [A], and fan-forced air ducts in the shaded loafing area [B])—showed increased milk production and welfare.

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John Gaughan

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