Modeling shade use of grazing dairy cows using sensor-derived data and machine learning

ABSTRACT: The health, welfare, and production impacts of heat stress are of increasing concern to dairy farmers. For cows grazing pasture, solar radiation is a key driver of heat stress load, and provision of shade (e.g., trees) is a primary mitigation option. To date, research on shade use choices...

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Published in:Journal of Dairy Science
Main Authors: Simon J.R. Woodward, Lydia J. Farrell, Chris R. Burke, J. Paul Edwards
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-10-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030225005934