Cool cows produce more milk

Cool cows produce more milk
Cool cows can help milk production soar. (Image: Deposit Photos)
Rebecca Howard
Tropical Dairy Group has successfully bred a cow that can handle the heat and may also help New Zealand lower its agriculture emissions. The goal was to create naturally heat-tolerant cattle that produce good quality milk, said chair Tim Heeley. The original focus was on large commercial farms in heat-scorched Africa and on food and protein security. However, it’s become “very much a global solution to what is becoming quite a recognised problem in farming around the world as temperatures get warmer”. Heele...

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