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

Table 11.

Physiological response of dairy cows for a barn equipped with waterbeds at different water temperatures.

Reference Location Breed System RT RR DMI MY
(°C) (Breaths min−1) (kg∙day−1) (kg∙day−1)
Perano et al. [120] New York, US Holstein Uncooled 40.1 82 18.9 30.3
Cooled at 10 °C 39.4 68 20.9 32.6
Cooled at 4.5 °C 39.1 64 22.0 32.8

Abbreviations: RT = rectal temperature, RR = respiration rate, DMI = dry matter intake, MY = milk yield.