In this episode of Badger Dairy Insight, we hear from Dr. Jennifer Van Os, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist – Animal Welfare for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences.
In this brief presentation, Jennifer Van Os will continue some of the themes from Dr. Laporta’s presentation, specifically discussing collaborative work at UW-Madison to identify practical strategies for alleviating heat stress in hutch-housed dairy calves.
Author
Jennifer Van Os
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Animal Welfare – Jennifer Van Os is an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Animal Welfare in the Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences at UW-Madison. She conducts applied research and extension to help dairy farmers improve the welfare of their animals using science-based animal care practices.
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