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. 2017 May 2;7(5):37. doi: 10.3390/ani7050037

Table 8.

Physiological response of dairy cows for control treatments and barns equipped with high-speed fans.

Reference Location Breed System 1 BT 2 RR CR DMI MY
(°C) (Breaths min−1) (%) (kg∙day−1) (kg∙day−1)
Berman et al. [6] Israel Holstein S 73
S + F 59
Takamitsu et al. [72] Japan Holstein OB 40.1 69 8.7 18.4
OB + F 39.6 59 9.3 19.4
Frazzi et al. [74] Italy Friesian OB 39.5 94 29.0
OB + F 38.9 78 29.6
Folman et al. [86] Israel Friesian OB 39.8 22 34.3
OB + F 39.3 52 36.2
Calegari et al. [87] Italy Friesian OB + K 38.8 56 32.1
OB + K+ F 38.7 54 32.4

Abbreviations: BT = body temperature, RR = respiration rate, CR = conception rate, DMI = dry matter intake, MY = milk yield; 1 Housing system components: S = shade, F = circulation fan, OB = open-sided barn, K = sprinkler; 2 Body temperature refers to rectal temperature for all studies except for Takamitsu et al. [72] who used vaginal temperature.