Hot weather can be very hard on cattle, especially when humidity is high (which makes it more difficult for the animal to dissipate body heat) or when cattle exert and overheat. Moving or working ...

Cattle rid their bodies of heat in three ways: radiation, convection and evaporation. “If your cattle can’t use all three methods, they’ll overheat fast,” says University of Missouri Extension state ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- This summer's heat has been hard on people across Northwest Missouri, but it's also taken a toll on other residents: cattle. When temperatures climb above 72 ...

Extreme heat causes cows to produce less milk. This poses problems in cheese-obsessed Italy, especially as it tries to meet ...