Automation of the measurement of the physiological and behavioural parameters of
livestock has become an important goal for both scientists and farmers. Accurate data and …

Heat stress in livestock is a function of macro-and microclimatic factors, their duration and
intensity, the environments where they occur and the biological characteristics of the animal …

The severity of heat stress conditions in high-yielding dairy cows is currently
underestimated. The present study aimed to determine the heat load threshold of the …

Simple Summary Heat stress triggers behavioural and physiological response and thus
negatively affects productivity in livestock. Among farm species, pigs are especially …

The presented study determining the relationship between the Temperature Humidity Index
(THI) value during the summer months (June–August) and daily behaviour of 40 Holstein …

The purpose of this work was to study the influence of prolonged precipitation as rain on the
behavior and comfortable resting place of cows by housing on open feedlots with and …

The main objective of this study was to identify the influences of different climatic conditions
and cow-related factors on the respiration rate (RR) of lactating dairy cows. Measurements …

This work aimed to identify the influence of the environment wind speed over similar
indicators in easy-to-assemble premises of different configurations and insulation systems in …

2Department of Production Systems and Environment, National Research Institute of Animal
Production, 32-083 Balice n. Kraków, Poland♦ Corresponding author: p. herbut@ ur. krakow …

1Department of Engineering for Livestock Management, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural
Engineering and Bioeconomy–ATB, Max-Eyth-Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, Germany …