Nope! This is not a humane situation for cows.
Jersey cows start getting heat stress around 75F. And this is Florida!
They're spending much of their time out in the full sun, & the only way they have to cool off is wading in poop water.
The mastitis at this place has got to be off the chain
Teats have a hole in them… it goes into the mammary gland, with lots of milk/food for bacteria in the gland ducts.
When bacteria start growing in these ducts, it's an infection called mastitis. It hurts like HELL.
Wading in poopy water much of the day? GREAT way to give your cows mastitis.
Are other types of cattle more adaptable to higher heats? Around here I see dairy cattle on the coast where it's cooler and often foggy, and meat cattle in the hotter drier areas.
Hate to think what their hooves are like too. Softened up in foul water all day - foot abscesses and macerated skin.
Farmers can keep dairy cows cool in Phoenix Arizona, it's doable in Florida, just not like this
So, serious question from a novice - does this "Jersey cows start getting heat stress around 75F. And this is Florida!"
mean that there basically shouldn't be dairies south of whatever line? Or that milk production should stop in summer, or both?
Oh yikes
