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For years, dairy cooling has focused on creating better cooling events.
But today’s cows are producing more milk, generating more metabolic heat, and facing longer periods of heat stress than ever before.
What happens between cooling events on your dairy?
Let’s talk about it.
Recovery doesn’t happen at the feed bunk.
It happens when she finally lies down. Today’s high-producing dairy cow generates metabolic heat 24 hours a day.
Part 1 of our new 3-part series:
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Maybe the problem isn’t the cooling event. Maybe it’s the rest of her day.
Today’s high-producing dairy cow generates metabolic heat 24 hrs/day.
So maybe the conversation shouldn’t only be about creating cooling events.
It should be about helping cows stay comfortable 24 hrs/day
Part 1 of our new 3-part series explores why the future of heat stress management may be shifting from intermittent cooling events toward continuous comfort and recovery.
READ: https://t.co/Sdl47wP0CH
Because heat stress is continuous.
Prevention should be too.
When the sun goes down,we think it cools off.But high-producing cows keep producing metabolic heat.Without continuous nighttime cooling,cows may begin the next day carrying heat stress from the day before.Heat stress isn’t just about hot afternoons. It’s about overnight recovery.
Monitoring core body temperature with rumen boluses showed the cows stayed cool all summer, even during severe heat stress conditions.
When cows stay comfortable:
• milk production improves
• reproduction improves
• recovery improves
Cool the Cow. Not the Barn.
NEW PODCAST EPISODE - Middle Eastern Dairy Trial Results:
Continuous Cooling vs. Leading Intermittent Cooling Systems
High-producing cows (45+ kg/day) under severe heat stress. Tune in to hear the results. Listen now: https://t.co/yYB83Zv1Rf
Continuously Cool the Cow with CCS
Many farms use intermittent cooling systems like bunk line soakers to help cows manage heat stress. But temporary relief and continuous comfort are not the same thing. Core Cool Systems focuses on continuously cooling cows, where they spend most of their time resting and eating.
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THI shows current conditions. It does not measure accumulated heat load.
Core body temperature can remain elevated for hours, especially in high-producing cows during prolonged heat events.
That’s why continuous cooling and nighttime recovery matter.
In a Middle East dairy trial, continuous in-pen cooling reduced heavy breathing by up to 86 minutes/day compared to the leading cooling systems used in severe heat stress conditions. These were high-producing cows avg 45+ kg/day.Cool the Cow. Not the Barn. https://t.co/2Igx9xXrdd
Many farms already have cooling systems. But cows are still struggling with heat stress during prolonged periods of severe heat.
What if cooling focused on continuously cooling the cow, not just temporary relief?
An on-farm trial challenges this: https://t.co/2Igx9xXrdd
Many farms already have cooling systems. But severe heat stress still impacts cow comfort, recovery, & production.
A 2025 Middle Eastern dairy trial challenged some long-held assumptions about dairy cooling. Read the results: https://t.co/2Igx9xXrdd
Cooling the Cow, not the barn
Many farms already have cooling systems. But severe heat stress still impacts cow comfort, recovery, and production.
So the real question is:
Is moving air enough?
Is intermittent soaking enough?
Trial results Monday.
Core Cool Systems. It’s about cooling the cow. Not the barn.
Many farms already have cooling systems. Yet cows are still struggling with heat stress every summer.
Maybe the question is not:“How do we cool the barn?”
Maybe the better question is:“How do we keep cows continuously cool & comfortable?”
It’s about cooling the cow. Not the barn.
Cows feel heat stress long before we do. Cows begin feeling heat stress at a THI of 68. Humans usually don’t feel it until around 80. That’s why cooling should be proactive, not reactive. Variable-speed airflow + intelligent evaporative cooling = Cool cows. Better results.
Dirty fans don’t cool cows. Dust buildup reduces airflow, reduces airspeed, and reduces cooling effectiveness right where cows need it most.
Get out there and clean your fans.
Better air. Cooler cows. Better results.
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In case you missed it… International Clean Your Barn Fans Day was this past Friday. We put together a special edition blog post packed with UofW Dairy Extension recommendations and practical cleaning tips every dairy farmer should know. Read it here:https://t.co/9eIsokLH5D
Happy International Clean Your Barn Fans Day!
Dirty fans don’t cool cows. Dust buildup can reduce airflow performance by up to 30%, costing cooling power, cow comfort, and money.
We put together a special edition blog. Read it here: https://t.co/9eIsokLH5D
Cows rest 10–13 hours a day — that’s where they recover, ruminate, and rebuild for peak performance.
But summer heat stress robs them of that critical lying time.
Core Cool Systems changes that.
Visit https://t.co/uHuOu8ul2T to learn how Core Cool can work in your barn.