Use of a monitoring system for heat stress to check and optimize cooling strategies

Oral session 3[EN] Heat stress in dairy cows can have detrimental effects on milk production and reproduction. Traditional indicators like the temperature-humidity index (THI) provide an estimate of potential stress but fail to measure the actual impact on the animals. To address this, the study utilized the SenseHub® monitoring system, which records panting, a direct indicator of heat stress, along with intake and rumination data