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| Source: Google Images. This image highlights the areas in terms of sq.kms of the number of cows in that particular region thus can conclude the climate of the region and the amount of milk production. |
Climate changes and cows milk production are related to each other ? This very interesting, attention grabbing US news article titled Climate Change May Cut Cows' Milk Production in South tells the reader where and in what parts of the Southern part of the United States are the cows the happiest and what parts are unfriendly for dairy cows. Much of the milk production depends on whether the environment for the cows is hospitable or not , thus affecting the milk production too. Various Southern regions of the United states have been mentioned throughout this piece of news where there are fluctuations in the production of milk, relating this to the climate of that region. Studies that have been carried out on this topic have claimed this as a true fact. Further studies are also being carried out.
A few questions that arose in my mind- what is defined as a hospitable/ friendly environment for a cow ? How would the number of cows in a particular region change with respect to the consumption of milk in that particular region ? Would this scenario affect the quality of milk ? Does this mean that if a place has unsuitable climate for dairy cows or any other kind of cow, no milk is available there? There can be several questions that can be thought off from this thought provoking and fascinating news article.
Source link : http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/07/12/climate-change-may-cut-cows-milk-production-in-south
I guess what would qualify for a hospitable area for dairy cows, is a region with cool air and very low rates of humidity. I had never thought about how the weather a cow lived in could affect the amount of milk they produced. One of the questions brought to my mind reading this article was, what temperature or amount of humidify is perfect for dairy cows. I see from the map the greatest concentration of dairy cows is on the west coast, east coast and areas around the great lakes. Those regions offer the best environment for dairy cows to produce milk. I also thought about is the quality of milk affected by the weather the cow is living in. It would be very interesting if weather did make a difference in quality of milk.
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