Table 8.
Reference | Location | Breed | System 1 | BT 2 | RR | CR | DMI | MY |
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(°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.