Dairy Cow Behavioral Responses to Heat Stress Under Subtropical Conditions

Supplementary materials from a 2026 study by Chun-Hsuan Chao provide additional analyses on dairy cow behavior under thermal load. The data includes a sensitivity analysis of broken-stick regression models and an autocorrelation analysis of daily panting time. It supports a system-level interpretation of behavioral patterns in subtropical environments.

Use Cases

• Analyze the association between the Temperature-Humidity Index (THI) and panting behavior using broken-stick regression models.
• Examine the relationship between THI and feeding or rumination behaviors at the barn level.
• Investigate the short-term temporal dependence in daily panting time through autocorrelation structure.
• Model system-level behavioral patterns in dairy cows during the AMS (Automatic Milking System) adaptation phase.

Strengths

• Data is recent, last updated in April 2026.
• Provides sensitivity analysis for regression models on key behavioral metrics.
• Focuses on a specific and relevant environmental condition (subtropical climate).

Limitations

• Dataset is very small at 30.0 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Rows and specific column counts are unknown.
• Data is supplementary and not intended for inferential comparisons between milking systems.

Provenance

Source

Chun-Hsuan Chao via figshare.

Collection Method

Supplementary analysis from a study on dairy cow behavior.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-04-05.

Geography

Subtropical conditions (specific location unknown).