This article from Rural Delivery written by our own Marie Taylor is an interesting read into shade research conducted on a Central Hawke’s Bay property.
The study measured the effects of shade on grazing behaviour and production, and found that on days when the temperature was above 25 degrees Celsius, cows with shade grazed up to 40 minutes more a day than those without.
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Huatokitoki shade research
April 2012, Rural Delivery