Articles by Dan Shock

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Pas de saison morte pour les vaches laitières : gérer le stress chez ces athlètes métaboliques

Les fermes laitières modernes traitent leurs vaches comme des athlètes d’élite – en les poussant à repousser les limites du possible sur le plan physiologique. De haut niveau, les producteurs doivent s’assurer de limiter les facteurs de stress et d’utiliser des outils de soutien.
June 17, 2026
Dan Shock

Vos vaches travaillent autant qu'un joueur de la LNH un soir de match — mais sans jour de congé. Découvrez comment gérer le stress cumulatif pour protéger la santé et la performance de vos athlètes métaboliques.
 


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No off-season: Managing stress in dairy’s metabolic athletes

Modern dairies treat their cows like elite athletes – pushing them to challenge what’s physically possible. In doing so, producers need to ensure they are limiting stress inhibitors and utilizing supporting tools.
May 8, 2026
Dan Shock

The modern dairy cow is a metabolic athlete. On a per-kilogram bodyweight basis, her daily energy turnover rivals that of a National Hockey League (NHL) athlete on game day. The difference is that she does this day-in, day-out, without recovery until dry-off.


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