The milk is then available for extraction by the milking machine. Fast and complete milk removal requires teat stimulation ...

Heat-stressed cows produce less milk and less meat, and it impacts reproduction. Limiting their activity is one way cattle handle the heat — but 85% of their heat dissipation comes from sweat.

A new craze is apparently under threat amid reports of the first bovine cases of bird flu. ‘Cow cuddling’, during which participants spend an hour or more nuzzling up with calves and fully ...