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,” University of Missouri Extension state beef ...

The first heat wave of summer can have negative effects on cattle, but it’s the second heat wave causes the most damage, say University of Missouri Extension specialists. MU Extension state specialist ...

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 ...

A new study finds that most beef cattle in South America experience hundreds to thousands of hours of heat-related discomfort each year, making heat stress one of the region’s most significant animal ...